“Until the supply of arms and money to the Kyiv regime ceases, US and NATO military personnel and trainers are withdrawn, and the realities we have identified on the ground are recognized, it is premature to start serious negotiations on security guarantees in relationship with Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic region,” the diplomat said in an interview with TASS.
He added that while “the ball is on the American side of the field.”
Earlier, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow is ready to return to a dialogue on security guarantees if the West is ready. However, as in the case of the strategic stability dialogue, which the United States unilaterally broke off, “Russia is not persecuting anyone or asking anyone for anything.”