Russia and NATO have completely stopped engaging in civil and military lines, said in an interview Last news Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko. Deputy head of the foreign Ministry has called absurd the decision of the Commonwealth to stop the normal working contacts in the military sphere, noting that relations between Russia and NATO largely depends on the security in the European Union. According to Grushko, the Alliance has gone too far in fomenting confrontation with Russia. "Paradoxically, the current relations NATO - Russia more than reminiscent of the "normal" state of Affairs, under which NATO was created, under the cold war. Again dusting off the Harmel doctrine: dialogue and deterrence. Only in this formula is currently a lot of restraint and a bit of dialogue, " the diplomat added. He said that the total military expenditures of NATO countries last year exceeded one trillion dollars, which is 22 times more than Russia's spending on defense. While Grushko, has noticed that Moscow is not going to take part in the race to increase military budgets, NATO, and relies on " lean, focused and efficient means ". According to Grushko, NATO update would happen can be through the establishment of a genuine strategic partnership with Russia. "This attempt was made at the Lisbon summit NATO - Russia in 2010. However, NATO members would have to sacrifice their " exceptional ", to discover the art of compromise and work on an equal footing, to focus not on the group, and common desires. It was not, " concluded the diplomat. in the last few years, Russia is facing unprecedented activity of the Commonwealth on its borders. NATO calls it the " deterring Russian aggression ". In the leadership of the Russian Federation stressed that Moscow is not harmful to other countries but do not leave without response actions, threat to its interests. <span style="color:darkgray