A number of Russian proposals on security guarantees were unacceptable. This was announced by US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman at a briefing following the meeting.
“We are not going to talk about Ukraine without Ukraine, about Europe without Europe, about NATO without NATO and about the OSCE without the OSCE. <...> We discussed some of Russia’s proposals that are simply not feasible, ”she said.
She also said that the United States and NATO allies “will not slam the doors” of the organization for those wishing to join the alliance. At the same time, she noted that Georgia and Ukraine have to do a lot to achieve the necessary NATO standards.
Sherman also said the US would not agree to a ban on NATO expansion. “We will not agree that NATO cannot continue enlargement. We will not agree to return to the 1997 situation, ”she said.
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