The Russian foreign Minister, Martin lidegaard, Denmark believes that deployed in the European Union anti-missile system to which to connect this country, is defensive in nature and not directed against Russia.
first Russian Ambassador to Denmark Mikhail Vanin tried to convince Copenhagen to join the missile defense system of NATO, which the Russian side regards as a threat to its security. According to his statement, the Danes do not fully understand the consequences of such steps in the field of security, and prospects for bilateral relations.
"Russia knows that the missile defense system of NATO is a defensive and not directed against them. We do not agree with Russia on many things, but it is important not to escalate the situation ", - quotes the message of the head of the foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Moscow demands to secure assurances about "not directed" the European missile defense against Russia in a legally binding form, but gets rejected. In March 2014, the United States, and in April and NATO stopped the dialogue with Russia on missile defense, citing the Ukrainian crisis. In the Russian defense Ministry had previously said that the statements of a number of European countries about their willingness to host U.S. missile defense system only confirm the fears of the Russian Federation that the West is working to undermine the Russian nuclear deterrence forces.
in Russian military doctrine stated that the development and deployment of strategic missile defence systems that undermine global stability and violate the existing balance of forces in nuclear missiles, is one of the main external military dangers.
in the capital of Russia before that, they stated that the American missile defense system given the global nature, for this reason, Russia could not remain indifferent and forced to retaliate. According to the chief of the Russian General staff army General Valery Gerasimov, to host the NATO missiles launchers are used, identical to those used for rockets with wings marine placement. These actions, Gerasimov said, are the failures of the Treaty on the destruction of intermediate-range and shorter-range.
The chief of the General staff of the Russian Federation also noted that the response is directed, most importantly, to equip the Russian army and Navy modern systems and weapons systems, allowing to calm the potential of the US ABM system, and also with enhanced capabilities to overcome it.
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