The Kremlin on Thursday gave a bleak assessment of Russia's security talks with the United States and NATO this week, describing them as 'unsuccessful' and saying there was disagreement on fundamental issues.
Russian and U.S. flags are pictured before talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseMOSCOW, Jan 13 - The Kremlin on Thursday gave a bleak assessment of Russia's security talks with the United States and NATO this week, describing them as "unsuccessful" and saying there was disagreement on fundamental issues.
Peskov said two rounds of talks so far this week between Russia and the West had produced some "positive nuances" but that Moscow was looking for concrete results, not nuances.The talks, which moved to Vienna on Thursday for a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, are centred around an array of security demands that Moscow has made of the West, while building up forces near Ukraine.
"We view the appearance of such documents and statements extremely negatively against the background of an ongoing series of negotiations, albeit unsuccessful ones," Peskov told reporters. Russia has spooked Kyiv and the West by massing troops and hardware near Ukraine, sparking fears that it is considering invading. Moscow denies any such plans and says it can deploy forces on its territory however it chooses.
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