British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss responds to NATO-Russia Council meeting. Truss said the next steps following NATO-Russia talks will be critical to peace and security in Europe, according to the UK government website..

According to her, the only way forward is de-escalation by Russia and its participation in meaningful discussions..

The Foreign Minister stressed that Britain and its allies made it clear to Russia that the buildup of the military presence on the border of Ukraine and in the occupied Crimea is unacceptable.

" A protracted conflict will lead to loss of lives and harm to society on both sides. This is the reality of an armed conflict, as we saw earlier, "

Trass noted that the Russian Federation is violating its obligations by its actions on the borders of Ukraine and in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

She added that Britain and its allies support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and oppose the threatening behavior of the Russian Federation..

NATO-Russia talks in Brussels on security guarantees took place on Wednesday 12 January.

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As a reminder, on January 10, the first round of talks between the United States and Russia on security guarantees took place in Geneva.. The delegations were led by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

At the end of the negotiations, Sherman said that the United States will not allow anyone to close NATO's door for any country..

In turn, Ryabkov said that negotiations with the United States on security guarantees in Geneva were complex and professional, " However, according to the main demand of Russia - guarantees of NATO expansion to the east, primarily to Ukraine, and the non-deployment of weapons in countries bordering on Russia - the parties did not come to an agreement..

On January 13, Russia will hold talks with the OSCE.

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Read about the positive and negative results of the Geneva consultations in the article by Oleksiy Izhak \?