MOSCOW, April 27. /TASS/. Western nations are waging a political, diplomatic and psychological war against Russia in the Balkans, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with Vesti.
He added that security guarantees to Russia are the key to overcoming the conflict in Ukraine.
TASS has compiled the key statements by the deputy foreign minister.
Ukraine peace hinges on Russia receiving proper security guarantees: "Russia's security guarantees are, in fact, the main element for the conflict [in Ukraine] to be overcome and peace to reign."
Over the past 2-3 years, in the EU, which demands a place at the negotiating table, "no one has said that Russia's security guarantees should be part of the peace equation [for Ukraine]."
