If NATO moves away from talking about security guarantees, Moscow will take measures, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"The main thing is our safety. If NATO members continue to avoid talking about this topic or on the topic of an agreement, the ideas of which were put forward by the President (Russian Federation Vladimir) Putin, of course, we will take measures so that our security, our sovereignty and territorial integrity do not depend on anyone," Lavrov said at a press conference.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - RIA Novosti, 1920, 02.12.2021
18:51
Lavrov accused NATO of escalating the escalation near the Russian borders
According to him, we are talking about working out collective guarantees of each other's security - not only Moscow, but all participants in the pan-European process.
"I don't even want to speculate on what the West will refuse to consider. In my opinion, everyone has heard President Putin, realized that our proposals are serious. Now we are putting them on paper. Let's see what the reaction will be," Lavrov said.
According to the minister, the whole point is to see how seriously the Western community will take the proposals, how sincerely the West is interested in de-escalation and in stopping attempts to unilaterally build up the armed forces.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - RIA Novosti, 1920, 02.12.2021
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Lavrov warned against the destruction of security in the Euro-Atlantic region
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