Russia Publishes Security Demands From NATO Amid Ukraine Escalation

Russia has for the first time spelled out an array of security guarantees that it wants the United States and its NATO allies to commit to, in an attempt to defuse the escalation of a dangerous security situation near its border. Moscow sent the provisions in full in a proposal to Washington this week, describing them as essential requirements for lowering tensions in Europe and defusing the current crisis over Ukraine. “The line pursued by the United States and NATO over recent years to aggressively escalate the security situation is absolutely unacceptable and extremely dangerous,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov…