Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told President Vladimir Putin on Monday that Moscow should continue talks on security guarantees with the West, stressing that diplomacy has not been “exhausted.”
“I believe that our possibilities are far from exhausted,” Lavrov told Putin in a televised meeting. “I would propose continuing and intensifying them.”
Putin was concerned that the West could try to drag out the negotiations. “We have already warned more than once that we will not allow endless negotiations on questions that demand a solution today,” Lavrov said.
According to Reuters, Lavrov said the US had put forward concrete proposals on reducing military risks, while the responses from NATO and the EU were not satisfactory.
In its response to Russia’s security proposals, the US gave serious offers on the issue of arms control. The US has rejected Russia’s demand to rescind a promise that Ukraine will eventually join NATO, but President Biden has said it’s unlikely Ukraine will be joining the military alliance in the “near-term.”
Russia has yet to respond to Washington’s security offers. The RIA news agency reported Monday that Putin has approved the response “in principle,” signaling that it will be delivered to the US soon.
the US gave serious offers on the issue of arms control.
“once we give more weapons to ukraine, those weapons are then out of our control”
…..uncle sam
Discussions and offers are good provided there is room for all sides to have some benefit and further provided that these offers and potential solutions are grounded in realistic terms. NATO is a huge gray area… Words like “unlikely”, with regard to Ukraine becoming a member of NATO are hardly reassuring or even if there is some basis for truth, not very concrete…
The end hope would be that there is something substantive in what is on the table…Otherwise this is all an exercise in futility…
https://www.non-intervention2.com/2022/02/15/why-in-gods-name-would-any-nato-soldier-agree-fight-for-democracy-in-ukraine/
Michael Scheuer: Why In God’s Name Would Any NATO Soldier Agree To Fight For Democracy In Ukraine?
I think that is the real story. It is troubling that the Western media did not hear it, and that Western leaders also show no signs of hearing it.
A translation.
“Invasion is coming “
“Matter of days!”
“Hours”.
“Russia’s response is comming”
“Must drown whatever it is”
“There will be bombs tommorow, then?”
“There is room to negotiate, says Lavrov”
“Not forever, though, he says. “
“Shall we delay bombing a day, no rush now.”
“So, Russia invasion delayed for few more days”
“What if this is just a Russian trick?”
“We have to protect Lviv, BoJo said Poland will be invaded”.
“Russia is pulling out of Belarus”
“We won!”
“But it may be just a lie”.
“So when is the next projected date of invasion”
“Which country?”
“It’s Macron’s turn to say something”.
“He iis busy bombing Burkina Fasso.”
“Excuses, excuses”
“What are Germsns saying”
“Does it matter”.
“Zelenski wants us back in Kiev, Russians would not dare bomb Kiev, he would feelings safer”.
“But who would protect Right Sector here in Lviv, and without Lviv muscle he is toast.”
“Let us decide tommorrow. BoJo is seeing a man who knows a man who reads Russian minds, see what he says”.