The Ministry of defence of Britain: danger in the address NATO't scare the Commonwealth countries

Hazard addressed to NATO will not intimidate the Commonwealth countries, said the head of the British Ministry of defense Michael Fallon, explaining the phrase the head of the Russian diplomatic mission in Denmark in relation to NATO missile defense.

first Russian Ambassador to Denmark Mikhail Vanin tried to convince Copenhagen to join the NATO missile defense system, which the Russian side regards as a threat to its security. Words Vanina leads the Danish magazine.

Vanin, for example, expressed doubt that the Danes " fully understand the implications of accession of Denmark to the US-led missile defense system (ABM) ". If this happens, "Danish vessels will become targets for Russian nuclear missiles," said the Ambassador, quoted by Jyllands-Posten.

"Neither Romania Nor the UK will not be frightened by the threats to the Alliance or its members," said Fallon during the visit to Romania.

according to his statement, UK this autumn wants to send to the Romanian black sea port of Constanta is one of the newest destroyers." We share the concern of Romania in respect of threats to its security in the Black sea region ", - quotes Agency Minister.

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.


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