NATO encourages Kyiv force, technical support, and shares responsibility for the violation of the political process in the East of Ukraine, said the permanent representative of Russia to NATO Alexander Grushko on results of session of Council Russia-NATO. " We urged the Council members to request from Kiev authorities without delay to stop the punitive operation in the South-East of the country to commence the implementation of the Geneva consensus between 17 April and the " road map " of the OSCE. This would go to genuine national dialogue, agreeing mutually acceptable constitutional reform, " Grushko said. Russia also hopes that the Alliance will condemn finally, the criminal acts of the national-radicals committed in different cities of Ukraine ", RIA " Novosti." Although the discussion revealed that the members of the Council have different views on what should be done in the 1st queue in order to de-escalate the situation, We note the understanding of NATO necessity of implementation of the Geneva consensus and respect that the only way out of the fall is a politico-diplomatic settlement, " Grushko said. Russia also said the " unprecedented activity of NATO near the Russian borders. She excessive, inadequate, weakens the stability, security and predictability in the Euro-Atlantic region ". According to him, " demonstration of military muscle, calls for increased military spending " counterproductive." This is a road to nowhere. Such actions are fraught with tensions in the Euro-Atlantic area and undermining the existing system of security in the region ", - said the Ambassador.
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