"NATO has not wanted to listen to our concerns," Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister has claimed, APA reports citing Sky News.
Mr Lavrov says the West has instead been "leading towards towards the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis" which "creates additional strategic risks and perils".
He suggests Ukraine could see a "similar fate" as Afghanistan - the US pulled out two years ago after 20 years of war.
"All their reckless undertakings in the military field - did any of them yield any positive effect? Any establishment of democracy that it had been meant for?
"Ukraine is in for a similar fate. They rely on their masters, they are not aware their master only thinks of themselves."
He reiterates Russia's view that the West is "not willing" to pursue a "constructive course that would take into account the legitimate concerns of the Russian Federation".
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