Russia has received a NATO proposal to commence talks on Moscow's security concerns on Jan. 12 and is considering it, the Tass news agency quoted Russia's Foreign Ministry as saying Sunday.
Having unnerved the West with a troop buildup near Ukraine, Russia unveiled last week a wish list of security proposals it wants to negotiate, including a promise that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine.
"We have already received this (NATO) offer, and we are considering it," Tass quoted the ministry as saying.