Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said he is ready to engage in negotiations with the US and NATO over limiting missile deployments in Europe — but …
Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said he is ready to engage in negotiations with the US and NATO over limiting missile deployments in Europe — but the Russian leader’s claims that he is pulling back some troops along Ukraine’s borders were met with skepticism by Western leaders. Putin, speaking at a joint-news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, characterized the deterrence of Russia “by force as a direct and immediate threat to national security ” and said the US and the alliance had not satisfied the security guarantees that he demanded. The US and NATO responded in writing last month to his concerns. “ A s the minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation told me yesterday, the provided responses contain a number of proposals that we are not just open to discussing, but in fact we have proposed them to our partners in previous years: proposals on European security issues, on certain weaponry issues… and on military transparency,” Putin said. “We are ready to continue this joint work further.
