Russian, Ukrainian delegations maximally converge positions on Ukraine's neutral status, non-accession to NATO at talks - Medinsky

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - Ukraine's neutral status and non-accession to NATO are the topics on which Moscow and Kyiv have maximally converged their positions at the ongoing talks, head of the Russian delegation and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky told reporters on Friday.

"The topic of Ukraine's neutral status and non-accession to NATO is one of the key points at the talks and this is the point on which the sides have brought their positions maximally closer," Medinsky said.

However, these points have nuances related to security guarantees for Ukraine, he said. "The nuances are related to what kind of security guarantees Ukraine gets in addition to the existing ones in the event that it refuses to join the NATO bloc," Medinsky said.