Russia Denies Responding to US Proposal on Ukraine Crisis

Associated PressPublished: February 1, 2022

FILE PHOTO: MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 17: Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko speaks to the media during a briefing at Russia's Foreign Ministry building on July 17, 2007 in Moscow, Russia. Today Grushko told reporters, Russia will make an adequate and appropriate response to Britain's expulsion of four diplomats, Grushko added that the response would come shortly and take into account the interests of ordinary people and businessmen, but he gave no further details. (Photo by Dima Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images)

By DASHA LITVINOVA, Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials have denied reports that Moscow sent Washington a written response to a U.S. proposal aimed at deescalating the Ukraine crisis.

The Kremlin is seeking legally binding guarantees from the U.S. and NATO precluding the alliance from expanding eastwards and accepting Ukraine as a member amid fears that Russia might invade its neighbor.

Washington has provided Moscow with a written response to the demands and on Monday three Biden administration officials said that the Russian government sent a written response to the U.S. proposals. But Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency on Tuesday that this was "not true."

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