MOSCOW. Feb 17 (Interfax) - The United States has not given a constructive reply to Russia's proposals on security guarantees, and in the absence of the U.S. willingness to reach compromises, Moscow might resort to military-technical measures, the Russian written reply to the U.S. concerning proposals on security guarantees says.
"We can acknowledge that the U.S. side did not give a constructive answer to the basic elements of a draft treaty with the U.S. on security guarantees, drawn up by the Russian side," the document circulated on Thursday, and translated from Russian by Interfax says.
"In the absence of the American side's willingness to negotiate firm and legally binding guarantees of our security by the U.S. and its allies, Russia will have to respond, including through implementing military-technical measures," it said.