Russia said it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security concerns but kept the door open for further dialogue in their standoff over Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow needed time to review the response and would not rush to conclusions, but that U.S. and NATO statements describing Russia's main demands as unacceptable did not leave much room for optimism.
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Thursday said the United States hoped Russia would study what Washington had offered and come back to the table. "We have already repeatedly stated that our country does not intend to attack anyone. We consider even the thought of a war between our people to be unacceptable," said Alexei Zaitsev, a ministry spokesman.in almost two years, while Russian debt also gained after the Kremlin's response.above $90 a barrel, then eased later. Russia is the world's second-largest oil producer and the crisis over Ukraine has fanned fears that energy supplies to Europe will be disrupted.
Turkey, a NATO member that has good ties with both Kyiv and Moscow, said it was important to keep talking. "All problems cannot be solved with a document, one or two meetings," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in Ankara."We call on all parties to stay calm and refrain from doing things that agitate tensions and hype up the crisis," China's Foreign Ministry quoted Foreign Minister Wang Yi as telling U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a telephone call.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the agreement on more talks meant Russia was likely to remain on a diplomatic track for at least two weeks.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there was hope of starting serious dialogue with the United States, but only on secondary questions, not on fundamental ones. In comments published on his ministry's website, he said President Vladimir Putin would decide Russia's next move.
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