Ongoing activities of the NATO in the regions adjoining Russian borders are certainly provocative and destabilizing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Izvestiya newspaper.
Russian FM: NATO's actions have provocative character
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 10, ARTSAKHPRESS: “These include the deployment of additional military units in Poland and the Baltic States, and there already have been discussions about the possibility of similar NATO allies' deployment in other countries in Eastern Europe, particularly in Bulgaria and Romania,” he noted.
Lavrov also noted that the consistent implementation of the national military modernization plans by the individual states, the construction of new military infrastructure, and significant growth of the NATO exercises near Russian borders in the scale and number were also seen as such, Sputnik reported.
According to him, Russia was closely monitoring the current and perspective military-political situation in Europe. Russia would stick to a comprehensive approach aimed at securing our borders and Russia’s national interests.
"Russia is a peaceful country. But our peacefulness is based on the capability to ensure the country’s security in any situation," he added.
