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Putin assures Biden of assurances NATO will not expand eastward

“Guarantees” for its non-expansion NATO to the east asked the American president Joe Biden his Russian counterpart, o Vladimir Putin, in the two-hour conversation that the two of them had this afternoon, according to the Kremlin.

“NATO is making dangerous attempts to use Ukrainian territory and develop its military capabilities on our borders, which is why Russia is seriously interested in securing safeguards that will preclude NATO enlargement to the east,” he added.

Moscow described “honest and professional“The exchange of views between the two Presidents who” taking into account their special responsibility for maintaining international security and stability (…) will continue the dialogue and the necessary contacts “.

Biden, the statement added, referred to the “allegedly threatening moves of Russian troops near on the border with UkraineAnd described them sanctions that the US and its allies are ready to impose in case the situation escalates.

For his part, Putin expressed “serious concern” about Kiev’s “provocative actions” in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, broadcasts by ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.

Agreement on the lifting of restrictions on diplomatic missions

Both presidents agreed that their countries’ co-operation was unsatisfactory, and Putin suggested that Biden lift restrictions on diplomatic missions their.

They also referred to alliance during the Second World War and stressed that the sacrifices made then should not be forgotten and that relationship should serve as an example for building their contacts.

Biden and Putin finally expressed hope that talks on its nuclear program Iran, which resumed in Vienna in late November, will lead to solutions acceptable to all.

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