Regarding the situation in Ukraine, where tensions are rising, Russia has presented a draft agreement with the United States and NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization that it would like to conclude a new agreement to ease tensions.


It calls for guaranteeing that NATO will not be further expanded or that it will not carry out any military activities such as in Ukraine.

Russia's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Lyapukov announced at a press conference on the 17th that he had presented the United States and NATO with drafts such as a new agreement to ease tensions in the situation in Ukraine.



In this, Russia guarantees that NATO will not expand further to the east, such as the accession of Ukraine, and will not carry out any military activities in the former Soviet countries that are not members of NATO and eastern Europe. Seeking.



In addition, the draft treaty unilaterally presented to the United States states that "we will refrain from deploying military units and weapons to areas that are considered to be a security threat to the other country, except within our own territory."



"The recent hostile acts of the United States and NATO that have made the situation tense are completely unacceptable and extremely dangerous. There is no choice anymore," Lyapukov said at a press conference. ..



He then said, "I am ready to negotiate with the United States tomorrow," and urged the United States to promptly respond to the negotiations.



Russia's Putin administration sees NATO's involvement in neighboring Ukraine as a security threat and wants to eliminate US influence in the region while avoiding decisive conflicts with the West. ..

U.S. official "Some points are unacceptable"

A senior U.S. Biden administration official told reporters yesterday that he had received a draft from the Russian side and that "some points are unacceptable."



However, I did not clarify which points were not accepted.



On the other hand, he said, "Other points are ready for discussions. We will discuss with allies in Europe," and emphasized the idea of ​​cooperating with NATO = members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NATO Secretary-General "Ukraine decides"

Regarding Ukraine's accession, NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Strutenberg said in a press conference with Ukraine's President Zelensky on the 16th, "Ukraine decides the path of sovereign state Ukraine, Ukraine It is NATO's member states that decide whether they are ready to join NATO. We will continue to support Ukraine's efforts to become a member. We are ready to talk to Russia but compromise on the rights of sovereign states. It will never happen. "