Russia has received a NATO proposal to commence talks on Moscow’s security concerns on Jan. 12 and is considering it, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
“We have already received this (NATO) offer, and we are considering it,” TASS quoted the foreign ministry as saying.
Yesterday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has come out with an initiative to call a Russia-NATO Council meeting on January 12, 2022 when a NATO Military Committee will meet in Brussels.
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia wanted to avoid conflict but needed an “immediate” response from the United States and its allies to its demands for security guarantees. Moscow has said it expects talks with U.S. officials on the subject to start in January in Geneva.
