Ryabkov named the main condition for resolving the conflict with the West

Without stopping the expansion of NATO, it is impossible to resolve Russia's conflict with the West, this is an urgent issue for Moscow. This was announced on June 9 by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

According to him, the United States must take practical steps to eliminate the root causes of security contradictions.

"Among these reasons, the expansion of NATO is in the foreground. It is simply impossible to resolve the current conflict in the Euro—Atlantic region without solving this fundamental and most acute problem for us," the diplomat explained in an interview with TASS.

Ryabkov clarified that, in the opinion of the Russian side, the United States is aware of the "multilayered nature" of the current situation and is in no hurry to "put forward early initiatives on arms control." At the same time, according to him, Moscow has not yet received any specific proposals from Washington on this issue.

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