No concessions in response to Russia on Ukraine, says Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO in a written response delivered to Moscow.

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Antony Blinken
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1 min read Last Updated : Jan 27 2022 | 1:58 AM IST

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO in a written response delivered Wednesday to Moscow.

Russia has demanded guarantees that NATO will never admit Ukraine and other ex-Soviet nations as members and that the alliance will roll back troop deployments in other former Soviet bloc nations. These are nonstarters for the U.S. and its allies.

Wednesday's answer to Russia makes very clear that the U.S. is standing by its principles, Blinken said. "There is no change, there will be no change.

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First Published: Jan 27 2022 | 1:58 AM IST

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