According to her, the parties, even in the “worst times”, managed to resolve complex issues in the areas of security and arms control at the negotiating table.

“Based on this, we hope that Moscow will study what we have proposed to it and return to negotiations: bilateral negotiations with the United States, within the framework of the Russia-NATO Council and in the OSCE,” Nuland said in a statement to TASS.

On January 26, the Russian Foreign Ministry received a written response from the United States on Russia's proposals for security guarantees.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is studying Washington's response to proposals for security guarantees.