3 hours agoRussia declared: Talks with NATO were unsuccessful, we have disagreements
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The Russian state on Thursday gave a grim assessment of security talks with the United States and NATO, held this week in Switzerland and Belgium, naming them unsuccessful and saying there are disagreements on fundamental issues. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said Moscow's sanctions bill was [...]
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that Moscow's draft law on sanctions, submitted by the Democrats in the United States Senate, is <x0); namely negative” -- and that the time at which it was presented seems like trying to pressure Russia.
Peskov added that the two round of talks so far this week between Russia and the West have produced some “positive sector”, but that Moscow is looking for concrete results, not shades, Reuters writes.
The talks, which moved to Vienna on Thursday for a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe O The SEU is focused on a series of security requirements Moscow has presented to the West as it has gathered troops near Ukraine.
On the other hand, the bill submitted for sanctions, supported by the White House, would target Russian senior government and military officials, including President Vladimir Putin, as well as key banking institutions, if Moscow is involved in hostile actions against Ukraine.
