The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Moscow will react to the expansion of NATO
Desires NATO and Kiev to spend teachings threaten to disrupt the trend of progress in the peace settlement, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich.
" in this context is surprising announced plans to perform together with Kiev large-scale exercises of the countries-members of NATO on the square of Ukraine before the end of this year. Such actions and in truth fraught with tension and capable of posing a danger of disruption signs of progress in the peace process in Ukraine ", - he said at a press conference on Thursday.
According to Lukashevich, the Russian Federation is trying to lay the responsibility for the events in Ukraine, this proves the necessity of strengthening NATO activity close to the Russian border.
" in addition, it is clear that NATO through Such statements and decisions takes the line to promote infrastructure of NATO to the East and the increasing military presence of the block close to the Russian border, to which we will respond, " said Lukashevich.