Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the U.S. promised to deliver written responses next week to Russian demands for security guarantees as he dismissed Western ¡°hysteria¡± over Ukraine and repeated that Moscow has no plans to attack its neighbor.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered a preliminary reply to Russia¡¯s demands and sought clarification on some issues during their 90-minute meeting in Geneva on Friday, which went on as long as planned, Lavrov told reporters. The two sides agreed that negotiations should take place in a less emotional atmosphere, though he can¡¯t say now whether talks are on the right path or not, Lavrov said.
¡°In the end, we concluded with an agreement that written responses to all our proposals will be submitted to us next week,¡± Lavrov said.
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