Russian officials on Jan. 27 said Moscow doesn’t see many reasons for the United States and NATO to accept its demands amid heightened tensions near the Ukrainian border, coming after the Department of State provided a series of proposals to the Kremlin.
Both the United States and NATO sent written responses to Russia over its security demands that would bar Ukraine from joining NATO or hosting U.S. military bases. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and began supporting separatist rebel groups in the Donbas.
