Putin: The first priority is to ask the United States and NATO to provide security guarantees to Russia

Source: China News Network

Moscow, 10 Feb (China News Service) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a congratulatory letter to all Russian diplomatic staff on the day of Russian Diplomats on 10 February that the world situation is becoming increasingly tense, and the most important task is to demand that the United States and NATO provide Russia with comprehensive and legally effective security guarantees.

Putin said in his congratulatory letter that the increasingly turbulent and tense situation in the world undoubtedly requires more unremitting efforts to ensure strategic stability and security and to deal with emerging threats and challenges. "The first priority is to seek comprehensive, legally grounded security for the mainland from the United States and its NATO allies."

Putin stressed that "it is still urgent to carry out continuous and systematic work to consolidate the supremacy of international law and the central coordinating role of the United Nations and to build a just and stable multipolar world order." He expressed confidence that Russian diplomats "will continue to work wholeheartedly and do everything possible to maintain and strengthen Russia's position on the world stage."

In 2002, the Russian Federation established the Day of Russian Diplomats by decree of the Head of State.

On December 17 last year, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the draft Russian-US Security And Guarantee Treaty and the Agreement on Security Measures between Russia and NATO Member States, calling for the exclusion of further eastward expansion by NATO, the non-establishment of military bases by the United States on the territory of Soviet union republics that are not members of NATO, the development of military cooperation between these countries, and NATO's commitment not to include Ukraine and other countries in NATO. In January, Russia held dialogues with the United States, NATO and the OSCE on security assurances, but achieved no substantive results. The Russian side said that on January 26, Russia received written replies from the United States and NATO on the security and security proposals made by the Russian side, but the replies did not respond positively to the main concerns of the Russian side. (End)