Lavrov warned Blinken about the consequences of ignoring Russia’s demands

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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during talks in Geneva, warned US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about the consequences of ignoring Russia’s security demands. This is stated in the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“It has been clearly communicated to Anthony Blinken that further disregard for the legitimate concerns of the Russian Federation, related primarily to the ongoing military development by the United States and its NATO allies of the territory of Ukraine against the backdrop of a large-scale deployment of forces and means of the alliance near our borders, will have the most serious consequences,” — noted in the statement.

Serious consequences could be avoided if “Washington reacts positively to our draft security assurance agreements, to which we expect to receive a written article-by-article response from the American side next week,” the ministry added.

On January 21, talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken ended in Geneva. The main topic of the meeting was the security guarantees that Russia demands from the West. Lavrov noted that the US verbal reaction to these demands was heard, but Moscow is waiting for a written response to its theses.

“We had an intermediate meeting. Blinken told me that he was satisfied with the exchange of opinions that had taken place. Written response will be submitted next week [США]”, – said the Russian minister.

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