Rasmussen: NATO best good relations with Russia

Vladimir Dobrovolsky. NATO beneficial partnership relations with Russia, but the Alliance is forced to prisposablivalis to the position of the Russian Federation, said on the first day of the week Commonwealth Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

" We saw from Russian statements that they believe NATO is the enemy. I'm sorry about that. Because I think that the development of partnership relations with Russia, it would be useful to Euro-Atlantic security. We are faced with the reality that the Russian Federation considers us as the enemy, and We adapt to this position, " said Rasmussen.

however, Moscow had urged NATO to stop undue tension and return to a serious mutual work. The Russian Federation was also noticed in connection with plans to increase the military presence of NATO in Eastern Europe that, according to the Rome Declaration and the Founding act between Russia and NATO may not be permanent additional military presence in the area of the Eastern European countries.

in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance justifies the need to ensure security of the allies. Were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries, the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over the territory of Poland and Romania, there is an additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In addition, the Alliance said about the increase in the constant presence of staff, program expansion exercises, strengthening early warning systems and strengthening the capacity of the response force. Russia announced an unprecedented increase in military activity of NATO in the European Union.


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