U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said after the Russia-NATO Council meeting that Russia did not make any promises of de-escalation, but at the same time there were no statements from Russia that it would not follow.

Answering a journalist's question about whether Russia promised at the meeting to de-escalate tensions on the border with Ukraine, Sherman said there was no obligation to de-escalate, but there were no statements that there would be no de-escalation.