US-Russia summit scheduled for January 10

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 29 Dec 2021 by Alex Teddy
The meeting will take place in Switzerland and will be to discuss Ukraine. Moscow demands a legally binding promise that Ukraine shall never be admitted to NATO. The US has said that this is a non-starter.NATO has suggested a conference with Russia on January 12. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will also be there. Russia has not yet agreed to the proposal. The Kremlin said on December 28 that it had finished a drill near the Ukrainian Border, and 10,000 troops are being withdrawn. Is this intended to be an encouraging signal to the US? However, NATO estimates that 122,000 Russian troops are still massed near the frontier. Reuters reported that Russia has sent more mercenaries to east Ukraine to assist pro-Russian insurgents.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2025 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this or its contents.