"We are following NATO with anxiety on the active militarization of the European continent. We see how efforts are being made to attract more and more NATO countries, I mean the Balkans first and foremost," said Shoigu at a meeting with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos.
NATO returns Europe to the days of the Cold War, said the Russian Foreign Ministry
NATO, trying to contain Russia, provokes an arms race and is returning Europe to the days of the cold war, Moscow is forced to react, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
"What NATO does on the eastern flank can be described as the creation of military capabilities capable of projecting force in the direction of Russia. If we speak in military language, then we are talking about some military preparations. This, of course, is very disturbing because we are forced to it is to respond both politically and militarily by taking military-technical precautions. Thus, the development launched by the alliance is fraught not only with restoring the political and military climate of the Cold War, but also fraught with a new thief eny ", - the diplomat said during a panel discussion" The Future of NATO and Russian interests "at the site of the club" Valdai ".
"NATO could not fit into the requirements of modern architecture, by and large, the problem is that NATO feels comfortable in the situation of the Cold War, and with its practical actions today and military construction recreates this atmosphere," he stressed.
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