During the annual Big Press Conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that encircling the Russian Federation is a difficult task, but foreign military bases are still appearing nearby.

“The bases around are true. In the east, in the south, in the north, new weapons systems are also being installed, at sea. In the west - even more so. But to surround a territory like ours is a difficult task. Although modern means probably allow thinking about it, ”the head of state said.

conducts an online broadcast of the press conference.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry published draft security guarantees from the United States and NATO. The treaty provides for the obligation of Russia and NATO not to deploy additional armed forces and weapons in Europe, and for the United States not to create military bases on the territory of countries that were part of the USSR and are not members of NATO.

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