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Russian Defense Minister warns NATO against deploying troops near Russia’s borders
NATO is pulling forces to Russia's borders amid calls for military deterrence, said Russian +Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said in response to German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
"The Defense Minister of Germany should know well wow this has already ended before for Germany and Europe. Security in Europe can only be common, without infringing on Russia's interests. But NATO is not ready for an equal dialogue on this issue today,” Shoygu said.
In Afghanistan, according to …
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Putin: visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense to Kyiv will open NATO’s doors for Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is confident that the visit of United States secretary of defense Lloyd Austin to Kyiv is intended to open doors for Ukraine to join NATO.
According to the Russian president, the formal membership of Ukraine in the Alliance may not take place, but "the military development of Ukraine is already underway." Putin expressed concern that this poses a real threat to Russia.
"Here comes the defense minister (of the United States), who in fact opens a door for …
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Russia severs relations with NATO
Russia is severing relations with NATO, cutting diplomatic channels to the lowest since Soviet times, in response to the alliance's decision to expel Russian mission personnel for espionage.
From November 1, the work of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to NATO in Brussels will be suspended, as well as the work of the alliance's military mission in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Monday.
The accreditation of all NATO personnel in Russia is revoked, and at the …
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Kremlin warns of ‘decisive steps’ if Ukraine joins NATO
Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) would be the worst-case scenario, it could force Russia to "take decisive steps" to ensure its own security, said the press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov in an interview for the documentary "Vladimir Putin: the master of the game" of TV channel France 5.
"Ukraine's membership in NATO would be the worst-case scenario. This is a scenario that goes beyond the "red lines" of Russia's national interests. This is the …
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NATO expels 8 members of Russian mission
NATO is expelling eight members of the Russian mission from its headquarters, whom it considers to be members of the Russian special services, reported ABC News, citing a senior representative of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Russians with diplomatic passports who worked at the bloc's mission in Brussels were "undeclared intelligence officers," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. NATO also decided to reduce the size of the Russian mission to 10 people, without commenting on …
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Kremlin warns of consequences if Ukraine joins NATO
Russia will be forced to take countermeasures in the event of Ukraine's accession to NATO, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
"Washington responded quite positively to such Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Ukraine. Potentially, this is very dangerous for us, because NATO will thus continue to move its military infrastructure towards our borders," Peskov said.
This will entail the adoption of some countermeasures to "rebalance the situation and ensure 100 perent …
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Putin promises Russia's enemies an inevitable blow
Thanks to the latest weapons, Russia is able to detect any enemy and strike an inevitable blow, if necessary, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, which was attended by more than 4 thousand troops and more than 50 vessels, including a Borey-A nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
"Today, the Russian Navy has everything it needs to guarantee the protection of its native country, our national interests," Putin said.
Speaking in front of the monument …
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Kremlin warns of consequences if Ukraine joins NATO
The Kremlin believes that Ukraine's aspiration to join NATO can increase tensions throughout Europe.
"The push towards NATO, on the contrary, can add more instability to the entire European continent," said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov in an interview with Channel 1, TASS reports.
According to Peskov, Ukraine's desire to join the Alliance " can undermine the prospects for normalization of relations" between Moscow and Kyiv and "add a lot of tension around our …
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Putin: Russia is ready to become part of ‘Greater Europe’
Russia remains committed to the idea of a "Greater Europe," a single space of cooperation and security from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans and calls for an end to the "heavy weight of misunderstandings" in bilateral relations, wrote Russian President Vladimir Putin in an article dedicated to the anniversary of the beginning of World War II.
Heroes of the Red Army and workers of the rear saved Europe from enslavement, coming to Germany’s land "with a noble, great mission as a liberator," …
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NATO concerned over Belarus’ increased dependence on Russia
NATO is concerned over increased cooperation between Russia and Belarus, said NATO’S Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,
In an interview with the German weekly Welt am Sonntag, Stoltenberg said that NATO member states were "seriously concerned" about the close engagement between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko in recent months.
According to Stoltenberg, Belarus is becoming "increasingly dependent" on Russia.
He warned Moscow and Minsk against destabilizing the situation on …