In brief
The Kremlin spokesman said verbal assurances against NATO's eastward expansion were insufficient for Russia and suggested putting them in writing.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia wanted assurances against NATO's eastward expansion put in writing, arguing that verbal assurances were insufficient. RBC-Ukraine reported his remarks, citing Russia's Interfax news agency and other Russian media.
Peskov claimed promises against eastward enlargement dated back to the eras of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. He said NATO had subsequently expanded eastward five or six times, presenting that approximate figure as part of his argument for written assurances.
RBC-Ukraine's report did not specify when or where Peskov made the statement. It included neither a NATO response nor details of any agreed document.
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