MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. The West is deliberately bypassing issues of Russia's strategic security and human rights in Ukraine, and as long as it does so, no agreements will be possible, said Grigory Karasin, head of the Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs.
In a Telegram post, Karasin wrote: "The West deliberately bypasses issues of Russia's strategic security and human rights, and as long as it keeps doing so no agreements will be possible. This should be clear!"
The senator also noted that the persistence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and others clearly indicates that the idea of the West's military presence in Ukraine has not gone away. "After an outwardly decent meeting at the White House with [US President Donald] Trump, the EU and NATO team continued to firmly defend their rights as controllers of the present and future of Ukraine. The tone leaves no doubt that this policy will be continued. The West should not try to carefully construct some broad support groups, which even include Japan and Australia, to achieve its strategic aims. This is useless!" Karasin wrote.
At the same time, he noted that US President Donald Trump has so far managed to maintain the constructive direction of the difficult dialogue within the framework of the agreements reached with the Russian leader in Alaska.
