Russia Demands US, NATO Response Next Week on Ukraine

Russia Demands US, NATO Response Next Week on Ukraine
Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 25, 2021. Eduardo Munoz/Getty Images
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MOSCOW—Russia on Friday strongly reaffirmed its demand that NATO doesn’t expand eastward despite the rejection of that by the military alliance amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Moscow wouldn’t wait indefinitely for the Western response, saying he expects the United States and NATO to provide a written answer next week.