No concessions in US response to Russian demands over Ukraine, says Anthony Blinken

Russia has warned it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the US and its allies rejected its demands

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Russia and Ukraine during a briefing at the State Department (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

The US has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and Nato in a long-awaited written response delivered to Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

Mr Blinken said the US response, delivered to the Russian Foreign Ministry by US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, gave up no ground on “core principles” such as Nato’s open-door membership policy and the alliance’s military presence in Eastern Europe.