The Russian Foreign Ministry is studying documents received for Russian proposals on security guarantees, the TV channel reports. “Russia 24”. They were received late on the evening of January 26. As Alexander Grushko, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, recalled, the Western partners got acquainted with Russian documents for 1.5 months.
The Western side asks not to publish the received documents. However, their content is not difficult to learn from the oral statements of the partners.
Thus, the head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said the day before that there would be “more warships and more aircraft” in the Baltic and Black Seas. And 5,000 personnel will “strengthen” the ground grouping near the borders of Russia. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promised to deploy an additional 8,500 troops “to strengthen the eastern flank of the allies.” Germany promised to help Ukraine with “five thousand helmets”. To which the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, perplexedly replied that 5,000 helmets against the backdrop of a well-armed Russian army are jokes. And he suggested that next time “Germany will help Ukraine with pillows.”
Lithuania will supply thermal imagers, Romania will provide territory for the placement of additional military contingent. All this runs counter to the security guarantees that Russia offers the West to accept.