MOSCOW, Russia — Russia lashed out at NATO on Monday, saying the alliance risked “destabilizing” Europe with military drills linked to a spike in tensions over the Ukraine crisis.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Alexei Meshkov said the US-led military alliance was “trying to destabilize the world’s most stable region”.
“Endless military exercises, the deployment of nuclear-capable planes to Baltic countries” will lead to the “destruction” of stability and security in the region, he told the Interfax news agency.
The comments came on the eve of a meeting of foreign ministers from NATO’s 28 member states in Brussels.
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Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
