Moldova (bbabo.net) - First of all, Vladimir Putin spoke about retaliatory measures for NATO's eastward expansion. This statement was made in an interview with the host of the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin "on the TV channel" Russia 1 "to Pavel Zarubin.
The head of state noted that they (response measures) can be very different, but depend on what proposals Russian military experts will make.
The Russian President also noted that the Kremlin has already voiced its proposals on strategic security guarantees to the United States and the North Atlantic Alliance, aimed at achieving a diplomatic negotiating result.
Putin stressed that the proposals were not voiced in order to "blackout something and stop something."
As a reminder, back on December 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry presented draft agreements with NATO and the United States on security guarantees. They note that the Alliance should not create military bases in the territories of the former Soviet republics that are not NATO members. Washington also called on not to use their infrastructure for any military activity and to develop bilateral military cooperation with them.
And even earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that "NATO's eastward expansion" is currently "one of the most serious problems."
WHAT ELSE SAID THE HEAD OF STATE
About the "red lines":
- There are fears that any proposal of the Russian Federation will be used to delay the process and pump the neighboring country with weapons ...
About security issues:
- Russia has been pinned to such a line that we have nowhere to move on.
AS WELL AS
Putin - to the question: “How do you choose.jpgts for your loved ones?” - answered this way: “Partly (I choose) myself, yes. I, unfortunately, do not go shopping, but now there is an opportunity to choose something in other ways. I try to do it myself. I hope that they (loved ones) will like it "
"... And what will I do on the holiday itself," Vladimir Vladimirovich added, "to sit with loved ones, to celebrate the New Year ..." And then he joked: "... Listen to the president's congratulations."
MEANWHILE
Dmitry Peskov:
NATO enlargement is a matter of life and death for Russia
The presidential press secretary called the NATO expansion to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova a matter of life and death for Russia. This is how it actually sounded ...
- ... Of course, the spread of NATO to countries such as Ukraine, certainly other countries that were on the territory of the Soviet Union, - said Peskov in an interview with Vladimir Solovyov in the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program.
- Moldova and Georgia, - said the host.
- Of course, this is already a question, well, in fact, life and death for us, - said the press secretary.
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