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\nRussia has sent follow-up questions rather than a response to the United States in their exchange on Moscow\u2019s demands for security guarantees, a senior Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
\nA State Department spokesperson said on Monday the United States has received a written follow-up from Russia on the matter.
\nBut a senior diplomatic source told Russia\u2019s state news agency RIA the letter contained questions from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, also sent to other NATO members, on how Moscow\u2019s counterparts understood the \u201cindivisibility of security\u201d principle.
\nMoscow was still working on an actual response to Washington\u2019s counter-proposals, the source said.
\nWashington and Brussels replied last week to Moscow\u2019s demands for legally binding security guarantees amid a standoff over Ukraine\u2019s plans to join NATO.
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin said last week they had not addressed Moscow\u2019s main security demands but Russia was ready to keep talking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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