EU, US, NATO, OSCE discuss Russia, Ukraine issues
(VOVWORLD) - EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell participated in a first quadrilateral call on Wednesday with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office Poland Zbigniew Rau.
They discussed Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine as well as ongoing bilateral and international diplomatic engagements related to Russian attempts to re-define security arrangements in Europe. They reaffirmed the need to uphold the fundamental principles of existing European security, as enshrined particularly within the OSCE.
They underlined their determination to continue consultations on identifying ways to solve the situation through bilateral and multilateral diplomatic engagement and by presenting a strong, clear and united transatlantic front.
The same day, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Moscow needs legally binding guarantees that Georgia and Ukraine will not become NATO members.