NATO ready for dialogue with Russia on arms control

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Alliance is still ready for dialogue with Russia on arms control and does not want a new arms race.

"While we must respond to the presence of new Russian missiles in Europe, we will not mirror what Russia does. NATO has no intention to deploy land-based nuclear missiles in Europe," he said at the 65th NATO Parliamentary Assembly Plenary Session in London.

According to Stoltenberg, NATO does not want a new arms race. "We remain open to constructive dialogue with Russia and committed to effective arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation," the NATO head noted.