Moldova (bbabo.net), - - ... Yuri Viktorovich, apparently, the conversation began with a five-minute delay - at 23.35. (Although the start of negotiations was scheduled for 23.30 Moscow time) Who was late - Putin or Biden? The second question - why the conversation lasted exactly 50 minutes - the previous meeting, on December 7, in videoconferencing mode, lasted about two hours. And then - in your comments to the telephone conversation, such a phrase sounded that the proposals will be legally formalized ... You mean our proposals, yes, which we have worked out?
- I meant that we need legally formalized agreements on security guarantees. But our leadership and our Foreign Ministry have already spoken about this a million times, in my opinion, everything is clear here.
As for the duration of the conversation ... Yes, 50 minutes. During this time, the presidents met, it seems to me, they talked very substantively and, practically, all the main topics were touched upon.
Who was five minutes late? There were no delays, just the technical connection from Washington and Moscow continued - that's all. The telephonists provided technical support ... From experience, this does not count as a delay.
- Understood. Thank you.
WHAT ELSE TOLD THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
- The conversation of the presidents turned out to be serious, businesslike and informative.
- Putin said that we attach great importance to the negotiations, but they should not turn into chatter. We are not waiting for the contractual process itself, but for concrete results.
According to Ushakov, Putin warned his American counterpart that the introduction of new "unprecedented" anti-Russian sanctions could lead to a complete rupture of relations between the countries.
Ushakov said that during the conversation, Putin outlined in detail the basic principles from Moscow's proposals on strategic security guarantees. (The presidential aide stressed that Russia "needs a result" and the Russian authorities "will seek" for it.
- The President of the United States, - noted Ushakov, - in principle, agreed with this point of view and reacted quite logically and quite seriously ... Biden also stressed that Russia and the United States could and should play a key role in efforts to ensure peace and security as in Europe and elsewhere in the world.
As Ushakov clarified, Biden mentioned in the conversation that if the escalation continues along the Ukrainian border, Western countries will impose "large-scale economic, financial and military sanctions against Russia." "But the Russian president immediately reacted to this, saying that if the West nevertheless decides to impose these unprecedented sanctions, then all this could lead to a complete rupture of relations between our countries, and serious damage will be inflicted on Russia's relations with the West in general." ... (Ushakov added that the President of the United States did not specify exactly which actions by Moscow could lead to sanctions.)
The aide to the President of Russia also said that Biden had promised not to deploy offensive strike weapons in Ukraine. "Our president emphasized," Ushakov also said, "that in this situation, which is quite difficult, we will behave the way the United States would behave if offensive weapons were deployed near American borders."
BY THE WAY
Security talks between the Russian Federation and the United States are scheduled for January 10, the Russia-NATO Council for January 12, and through the OSCE, for January 13.
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