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Ryabkov: US Approached Talks 'Very Seriously', 'Key Issues Pending'

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Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Ryabkov holding a presser in Geneva following his talks with US counterpart Wendy Sherman.

  • Link to livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzdsGEE7-0s
  • Dimitri Alperovitch at Silverado Policy tweets some of Ryabkov's comments: "‘The American side approached the negotiations very seriously'."
  • "Ryabkov insists Russia needs a legally binding agreement on NATO expansion block. Ryabkov says unsurprisingly the American side came with their own grievances. Ryabkov: ‘We don’t have an intention to attack Ukraine… There is no reason to believe in any escalatory scenario'
  • "Ryabkov is being very positive in the press conference but ‘key issues are still pending’. As long as they keep talking, it is a good outcome"

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