Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that the United States’ written answers to Russia’s security demands do not contain a “positive response” to the Kremlin’s top priority, which is a freeze on NATO expansion, according to Russian state media.
Why it matters: A spokesperson for the Kremlin stressed that no conclusions will be drawn until Russian President Vladimir Putin has time to analyze the papers, but a lack of movement on Russia’s core concerns means the crisis over Ukraine is unlikely to de-escalate.
The big picture: Following two weeks of fruitless diplomatic talks, Russia called on its Western interlocutors to formally address its demands for a freeze on NATO expansion (especially for Ukraine) and a rollback of forces to 1997 borders.
What they’re saying: Lavrov said in a statement that the written responses from the U.S. provide “hope of starting serious dialogue, but only on secondary questions and not on the fundamental ones.”
What to watch: With more than 120,000 troops continuing to mass on Ukraine’s borders, all eyes now turn to Putin for what comes next.
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