Russia Says U.S. Talks at Dead End, But Still Hopes for More
- Ruble, Russian bonds drop on fears of hardening position
- Kremlin keeping up the pressure on NATO allies with buildup
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Talks this week on Moscow’s demands for security guarantees from the U.S. and its allies are at “a dead end,” a senior Russian diplomat said, stepping up the pressure on the West even as he and other officials held out the prospect of more diplomacy to ease tensions.
“The U.S. and its allies in effect are telling us ‘no’” on Russia’s key proposals, offering further discussions only on “secondary” matters, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RTVi television. “That’s the dead end or difference in approaches.”