U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln
Regarding the Ukraine crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln called for a diplomatic resolution, saying that he had delivered a written response to Russia's demands for security guarantees.
Secretary of State Blincol held a press conference yesterday (26th) local time and said that the written response from the US contains a principled and pragmatic evaluation of the concerns raised by Russia.
He also explained that the response included concerns about the U.S. and its allies, as well as the possibility of taking transparent measures regarding military deployments in Ukraine.
"The United States is open to dialogue and prioritizes diplomacy," Blincoln said.
He added that President Joe Biden was also deeply involved in preparing the written response to Russia, adding that the ball is on the Russian court and ready for whatever Russia chooses.
Earlier, Russia sent a document requesting the conclusion of a security agreement to the United States, the NATO and the NATO, asking them to guarantee that they would not join NATO with other former Soviet countries, such as Ukraine, and that they would not deploy NATO's offensive weapons in neighboring countries. delivered.
In response, Secretary Blincoln expressed negative connotations by stating that the US has publicly stated the position and that there will be no change in NATO's openness policy.
US Secretary of State Blincoln and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed to meet again after the US delivered a written response at the Geneva summit in Switzerland on the 21st.
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