Washington asked Moscow not to publish its responses to the security guarantees offered by Russia, but at the same time the US and NATO have placed their own responses in the media, they are striking in their arrogance and irresponsibility. This was stated by the First Deputy Head of the International Committee of the Federation Council Vladimir Dzhabarov, RIA Novosti reports.

According to him, now there is no need to talk about the observance of diplomatic ethics by Washington and the North Atlantic Alliance.

The senator noted that the proposal to start a dialogue on arms control, subject to the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Crimea, is also puzzling.

"Let's propose to the United States to withdraw troops from Texas, which they captured from Mexico," Dzhabarov said.

Earlier, El Pais reported that it had received the full text of the confidential response of the United States and NATO to Russia's proposals on security guarantees.

A diplomatic source confirmed the authenticity of the published response.

In December last year, the Russian Foreign Ministry published drafts of a treaty between Russia and the United States on security guarantees and an agreement on measures to ensure the security of the Russian Federation and NATO member states. In the document, in particular, the parties undertake to eliminate all existing infrastructure for the deployment of nuclear weapons outside their territory, exercise restraint in military planning and not take actions that affect each other's security.

On January 26, the US and NATO handed over to Russia their written responses to Moscow's proposed security guarantees. In statements, they outlined their principles in negotiations with Moscow.

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