Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko spoke about the negotiations on security guarantees for Russia

Russia will demand security guarantees from the United States and NATO in the agreement on Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with Izvestia.

"If we talk about a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, then, of course, it will have an external outline. We will demand that reinforced concrete security guarantees become part of this agreement. Because only through their formation will it be possible to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine and generally strengthen regional security," Grushko said.

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According to the diplomat, one of these conditions should be the neutral status of Ukraine and the refusal of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance to accept it into the ranks of the organization's members. He also recalled that in 2021, Russia put forward a proposal by the United States and NATO on security guarantees, which was not accepted.