Germany is “100%” prepared to provide some form of security guarantees to Ukraine, while the US government is still “in constant discussion” with Kiev, according to officials from both countries. The comments came, on Wednesday, after leaked proposals from Russian-Ukrainian peace talks appeared to suggest an arrangement where Moscow and various …
Read More »US national security advisor issues warning on Russia’s membership in G20
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a White House press briefing on Tuesday that the issue of Russia’s membership in the G20 amid its offensive in Ukraine could be subject to discussion with European allies, as US President Joe Biden set off on a trip to Europe. “On the …
Read More »White House responds to calls to strip Russia of UN Security Council seat
Russia is abusing its position on the UN Security Council, but removing the country as a permanent member is not on the cards, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Moscow should be stripped of its position on the key UN body …
Read More »US Congress wants to expel Russia from UN Security Council – media
A resolution proposed by the US Congress calls for Russia to be ousted from the United Nations Security Council after its offensive in Ukraine. The call is being widely discussed by members of both political parties, political news portal Axios reported on Thursday night. According to Axios, the resolution proposed on …
Read More »Putin set to address security officials – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with his country’s top security officials as part of a meeting on Monday, the Kremlin has confirmed, amid a worsening standoff across the border with Ukraine. Speaking to journalists moments before the meeting was due to start, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov shed light …
Read More »Ukraine’s nuclear threats undermine European security, experts tell RT
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hints that Ukraine might review its non-nuclear status “seriously undermine European and international security,” a senior researcher at the Center for European Studies at Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Vladimir Olenchenko, told RT on Sunday. The day before, in his speech at …
Read More »Biden to convene national security meeting on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden is set to convene a meeting with the National Security Council to discuss the “situation in Ukraine” on Sunday, after he claimed that “significant intelligence” indicated Russia would invade Ukraine “in the coming days.” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Saturday that Biden would convene the …
Read More »Zelensky calls for ‘global document’ guaranteeing Ukraine’s security
The US, Russia, and other major powers should sign an agreement which would contain “three-four-five clauses” about Ukraine’s security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested in an interview with the RBC Ukraine outlet on Thursday. Saying that NATO now is “the only one of the existing security alliances which Ukraine …
Read More »Moscow responds to US security proposal ‘cherry picking’
The US has “failed to provide a constructive answer” to all the key elements of Russia’s proposals on security guarantees, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official response to Washington on Thursday. The ten-page document was handed over in Moscow to American ambassador John Sullivan. Washington has “cherry …
Read More »Russia reacts to West’s security proposals
Russia is “dissatisfied” with the West’s reaction to its key security proposals, which Moscow furnished amid mounting tensions over Ukraine, but is still hoping to resolve a growing standoff through diplomatic channels, it was announced on Monday. President Vladimir Putin summoned Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to …
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