Moscow: Russia Published a draft of the security agreement on Friday which demanded that Ukraine and other former Soviet countries to be barred from joining nato, and ban troops and weapons in Europe.
The documents, submitted to the US and its allies earlier this week, also called for a ban on sending US and Russian warships and aircraft to areas from where they could attack each other’s territory and the coalition’s support. Can demand withdrawal on posting. Soldiers near Russian borders.
The harsh demands are sure to be rejected by the US and its allies, who have insisted that Russia has no role in NATO expansion. The Secretary General of the Coalition warned that with any security talks Moscow NATO’s concerns have to be taken into account and Ukraine and other partners have to be involved.
The publication of the draft agreement comes amid rising tensions over the creation of a Russian army near Ukraine, which has raised fears of aggression in Ukraine and the West. Moscow has denied plans to attack its neighbour, but demanded that the West provide a set of legal guarantees for Ukraine and other Russian neighbors by excluding NATO expansion and the deployment of coalition weapons there, a demand by NATO. has been rejected.
deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov Said that Russia’s relations with the US and its NATO allies have reached a “dangerous point”, noting that coalition deployments and exercises near Russia posed “unacceptable” threats to its security.
The draft agreements – a Russia-US security pact and a security pact between Moscow and NATO – include obligations to withdraw arms and refrain from exercises near borders between Russia and coalition members.
Ryabkov told reporters that Moscow has proposed that the US immediately begin talks on the proposed draft in Geneva.
The draft would force Washington and its allies to halt NATO’s eastward expansion to include other ex-Soviet republics and void its 2008 promise of membership of Ukraine and Georgia.
They will prevent the US and its allies from establishing military bases on the territories of Ukraine, Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that are not members of NATO.
A draft treaty with the US prohibits the deployment of US and Russian warships and aircraft “in areas where they can attack targets on the other side’s territory.”
Moscow has long complained about patrol flights by US strategic bombers near Russian borders and the deployment of US and NATO warships in the Black Sea, calling them unstable and provocative.
Russia’s draft also envisages a pledge not to deploy intermediate-range missiles in areas where they could strike the other side’s territory, a clause that seeks to establish a Cold War-era ban on such weapons. The US and Russia withdraw from the agreement.
President Vladimir Putin Demand for security guarantee raised in video call with US President last week Joe Biden, During the conversation, Biden expressed concern about the build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine and warned them that Russia would face “serious consequences” if Moscow attacked its neighbour.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that the coalition had received Russian draft documents, adding that any talks with Moscow would “need to address NATO’s concerns about Russia’s actions, the core of European security.” should be based on principles and documents, and in place in consultation with NATO’s European partners such as Ukraine.
He said the 30 NATO countries “have made clear that Russia must take concrete steps to de-escalate tensions, we stand ready to work on strengthening confidence-building measures.”
US intelligence officials say Russia has moved 70,000 troops to its border with Ukraine and is preparing for a possible invasion early next year. Moscow has denied intent to attack and accused Ukrainian officials of planning an offensive to gain control of rebel-held eastern Ukraine – a charge that Ukraine has denied.
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine began after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014. It has killed more than 14,000 people and devastated Ukraine’s industrial heartland known as the Donbass.
The documents, submitted to the US and its allies earlier this week, also called for a ban on sending US and Russian warships and aircraft to areas from where they could attack each other’s territory and the coalition’s support. Can demand withdrawal on posting. Soldiers near Russian borders.
The harsh demands are sure to be rejected by the US and its allies, who have insisted that Russia has no role in NATO expansion. The Secretary General of the Coalition warned that with any security talks Moscow NATO’s concerns have to be taken into account and Ukraine and other partners have to be involved.
The publication of the draft agreement comes amid rising tensions over the creation of a Russian army near Ukraine, which has raised fears of aggression in Ukraine and the West. Moscow has denied plans to attack its neighbour, but demanded that the West provide a set of legal guarantees for Ukraine and other Russian neighbors by excluding NATO expansion and the deployment of coalition weapons there, a demand by NATO. has been rejected.
deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov Said that Russia’s relations with the US and its NATO allies have reached a “dangerous point”, noting that coalition deployments and exercises near Russia posed “unacceptable” threats to its security.
The draft agreements – a Russia-US security pact and a security pact between Moscow and NATO – include obligations to withdraw arms and refrain from exercises near borders between Russia and coalition members.
Ryabkov told reporters that Moscow has proposed that the US immediately begin talks on the proposed draft in Geneva.
The draft would force Washington and its allies to halt NATO’s eastward expansion to include other ex-Soviet republics and void its 2008 promise of membership of Ukraine and Georgia.
They will prevent the US and its allies from establishing military bases on the territories of Ukraine, Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that are not members of NATO.
A draft treaty with the US prohibits the deployment of US and Russian warships and aircraft “in areas where they can attack targets on the other side’s territory.”
Moscow has long complained about patrol flights by US strategic bombers near Russian borders and the deployment of US and NATO warships in the Black Sea, calling them unstable and provocative.
Russia’s draft also envisages a pledge not to deploy intermediate-range missiles in areas where they could strike the other side’s territory, a clause that seeks to establish a Cold War-era ban on such weapons. The US and Russia withdraw from the agreement.
President Vladimir Putin Demand for security guarantee raised in video call with US President last week Joe Biden, During the conversation, Biden expressed concern about the build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine and warned them that Russia would face “serious consequences” if Moscow attacked its neighbour.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that the coalition had received Russian draft documents, adding that any talks with Moscow would “need to address NATO’s concerns about Russia’s actions, the core of European security.” should be based on principles and documents, and in place in consultation with NATO’s European partners such as Ukraine.
He said the 30 NATO countries “have made clear that Russia must take concrete steps to de-escalate tensions, we stand ready to work on strengthening confidence-building measures.”
US intelligence officials say Russia has moved 70,000 troops to its border with Ukraine and is preparing for a possible invasion early next year. Moscow has denied intent to attack and accused Ukrainian officials of planning an offensive to gain control of rebel-held eastern Ukraine – a charge that Ukraine has denied.
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine began after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014. It has killed more than 14,000 people and devastated Ukraine’s industrial heartland known as the Donbass.
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