NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg promised that the alliance would soon send its own written proposals to Russia in response to Moscow's security proposals, RIA Novosti reports.

“We will soon forward our written proposals to Russia. They are aware of this. These written proposals will reflect our serious willingness to negotiate on the substance: arms control, greater transparency in military activities, missiles, many other issues,” he said.

On December 17, 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry published draft security guarantees from the United States and NATO. In the document, in particular, the parties undertake to eliminate all existing infrastructure for the deployment of nuclear weapons outside their territory, to show restraint in military planning and during exercises to reduce the risks of possible dangerous situations, and not to take actions that affect each other's security.

Russian security proposals to the US and NATO were discussed at the OSCE on January 13, as well as earlier in Geneva and Brussels. However, neither the US nor NATO has yet given any written responses.

Earlier, Stoltenberg said that NATO was ready to hold mutual briefings with Russia on each other's military exercises, as well as reducing threats from nuclear and missile systems.

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