NATO has said it is ready for talks on reciprocal arms control with Moscow, but added that the alliance is united against the "real" risk of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Summary
- NATO foreign ministers met by video conference Friday to discuss Russia’s military presence on Ukraine’s borders, as alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the troop buildup continues.
- “We are ready to engage in arms control with Russia, conventional and nuclear, but that has to be reciprocal,” Stoltenberg said.
- “We can’t end up in a situation where we have second-class NATO members where NATO as an alliance is not allowed to protect them.
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- On Wednesday, Russia is expected to meet with NATO in the context of the NATO-Russia Council.