“I think the most important thing is that we formulated our position in a coherent way and brought it to the United States, to NATO and the OSCE.

That is, in my opinion, this is a very serious step and it's great that it was made, ”the analyst notes.

He clarified that, in his opinion, Western partners were not ready for this.

“Initially, there was a lot of emotional dissatisfaction on their part, but gradually they began to understand that we still want to wait for an answer from them,” continues Olenchenko.

The analyst noted that the fact that the answer was given is a positive step, despite the fact that the answer "turned out to be empty."

“He showed that there is room to advance our demands... The discussion became wider and our concerns were more clearly identified.

Well, I see that Westerners are beginning to realize that it is necessary to reach compromise solutions, ”concluded the interlocutor of RT.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia would publish its response to the US and NATO counter proposals on security guarantees.