BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin says the U.S. and its allies have ignored Russia's main security demands in his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month. Putin's demands included limits on NATO expansion.
The demands, rejected by NATO and the U.S. as nonstarters, come amid fears that Russia might invade Ukraine, fueled by the buildup of an estimated 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine’s borders. Talks between Russia and the West have so far failed to yield any progress.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described that statement as a misunderstanding, saying he actually sent letters to the U.S. and other Western counterparts to seek their explanations about the past obligations signed by all members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a top trans-Atlantic security grouping.
Blinken, meanwhile, emphasized “the U.S. willingness, bilaterally and together with Allies and partners, to continue a substantive exchange with Russia on mutual security concerns.” The top diplomats agreed that the next step would be for Russia to submit its response to the US and to speak again. Lavrov said Russia’s foreign and defense ministries are still working on its response, which will be sent to Putin for review before it is transmitted to Washington.
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