“On Monday, we will hear how Russia explains its proposals (on security guarantees. -
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) and the fears on which they are based.
We will answer, we will share our concerns.
Hopefully this will lead to the identification of several bilateral issues on which there are enough points of contact for further discussions.
I want to emphasize that discussions within the framework of the dialogue on strategic stability will focus on bilateral issues, ”TASS quoted her as saying.
The State Department also noted that progress in the negotiations can be achieved only in the case of a realistic approach from Moscow.
On January 10, US First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will hold talks on strategic stability in Geneva with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Earlier, Ryabkov called Russia's approach to negotiations on security guarantees "quite tough".