The increased activity of NATO near the borders of Russia, for example, in the Baltic direction, said 1st Deputy Director - head of the Border service of FSB of Russia Vladimir Kulishov. "on the development of the situation on the state border was influenced by the increased activity of NATO near the Russian borders, the most in the Baltic direction, and entered the United States and Western Europe trade and economic penalties for Russia ", - said in an interview to RIA "Novosti" Kulishov. However, he drew attention that the adopted counter-measures to limit the import to Russia of certain agricultural products stimulated the growth of cross-border illegal activities of criminal groups and individuals on illicit cross-border movement of objects and goods, the most on the Borderline with Poland, Ukraine, Baltic States. In January, foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the assurances of the North Atlantic Commonwealth about non-expansion to the East have remained empty words, and at the same time the infrastructure of NATO has moved closer to Russia's borders. The Minister also said that NATO's transition to confrontational rhetoric and increase of its military presence close to Russian borders demonstrate the inability of the Commonwealth to cross the stereotypes of the cold war. At the same time Deputy Minister of defense of Russia Anatoly Antonov said that in connection with crisis in Ukraine all the positive in relations with the Alliance collapsed, NATO has taken the course of confrontation. For his part, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Commonwealth of Jens Stoltenberg said that in the near future the number of exercises and patrols on the Eastern borders of NATO will increase. Prior to that, Stoltenberg said that the increased NATO presence in Eastern Europe due to "Russian aggression" in Ukraine. While NATO Secretary General said that the Alliance supports punishment against capital of Russia, but remains open to the exchange of political opinions.