Plans to expand NATO to the East and on the movement of military bases of the Commonwealth to the borders of Russia counterproductive, said Minister of foreign Affairs S. Lavrov In..
" Artificial attempt to continue expanding NATO to the East or in any other direction, to continue the approach of the NATO military infrastructure closer to the borders, and among them the Russian Federation, without a doubt, is counterproductive, is a contradiction, in comparison with those commitments that NATO members took on its own shoulders and within the OSCE and within the framework of the founding act, the relationship between the Russian Federation and the North Atlantic Alliance ", - said the Minister at a press conference on the results of negotiations with foreign Minister of Finland Erkki Tuomioja, RIA " Novosti ". Remember, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that in connection with the events in Ukraine, NATO will increase air patrols and to increase the number of exercises in the Baltic States, as well as naval presence in the Black sea. on may 28, French frigate " Surcouf " entered the Black sea. on may 23 in the Black sea entered the cruiser USS Vella Gulf ". In the region of the Bulgarian port of Varna is a recon ship of the French Navy " Dupuy de Scrap ", which entered the Black sea on may 14. The equipment of the ship is able to intercept the most advanced transmissions, including emails and calls from mobile phones. This ship had already existed in the Black sea in April. After the exacerbation of the situation in Ukraine, the head of the Ministry of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu said about the " unprecedented " growth of activity of the military might of the USA and NATO in Eastern Europe of the Russian borders. The US used the situation to re-raise with allies in NATO, the question of raising military expenditures in the Commonwealth countries. Currently, the lion's share of military expenditures NATO rests with the US.

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