Russia and NATO

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Russian envoy: HMS Defender incident a London’s provocation

Russian envoy: HMS Defender incident a London’s provocation

The HMS Defender incident near the Crimean coast was a provocation, which was possibly aimed to worsen the relations between Russia and the West, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin told journalists Thursday. "We are talking …

Russia urges U.S. and NATO to stop military drills in Black Sea

Russia urges U.S. and NATO to stop military drills in Black Sea

The Russian Embassy in Washington urged the United States to stop the Sea Breeze-2021 military operations with Ukraine in the Black Sea. The scale and obviously aggressive nature of the military drills SeaBreeze in no way match the real …

Zakharova: Russia ready for dialogue with NATO

Zakharova: Russia ready for dialogue with NATO

Russia is ready to discuss issues of de-escalation and preventing incidents with the North Atlantic Alliance, but without engaging military experts this dialogue makes no sense, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her …

Stoltenberg offers convening NATO-Russia Council meeting

Stoltenberg offers convening NATO-Russia Council meeting

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has proposed to hold a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council. "I would like to invite Russia once again to take part in the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council as soon as …

Kremlin: NATO, U.S. troubled over Turkey’s sovereignty

Kremlin: NATO, U.S. troubled over Turkey’s sovereignty

Turkey’s sovereign course causes the concern of the United States and NATO and thus they come up with harsh statements against Ankara, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a live broadcast of the Big Game program on TV Channel One on …

Kremlin: Russia ready to hold substantive talks with NATO

Kremlin: Russia ready to hold substantive talks with NATO

Moscow is ready to hold Russia-NATO meeting on condition that there is a proposal to have "substantive and equal dialogue," but so far the West has not come up with this initiative, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on …

Moscow tells NATO to deal with own problems

Moscow tells NATO to deal with own problems

Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova has called on NATO to address its own problems when asked by TASS to comment on the recent remarks of NATO Secretary General Jens …

NATO believes Russia constitutes threat

NATO believes Russia constitutes threat

NATO believes that Russia’s aggressive actions constitute a threat to Euro-Atlantic security, according to the statement by NATO member states’ Foreign Minister, published Tuesday. "Russia’s aggressive …

NATO equats Russia with global warming and terror

NATO equats Russia with global warming and terror

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, releasing his Annual Report for 2020, named the biggest threats facing the Alliance. "Existing trends and tensions have accelerated; Russia’s destabilising behaviour, brutal forms of …

NATO doesn't change: Russia's number one enemy

NATO doesn't change: Russia's number one enemy

NATO is hosting the first meeting at the level of defense ministers since US President Joseph Biden took over. On the eve of the meeting, the main ministry of this thirty made a number of important statements that determine the direction of …

NATO again accuses Russia of "aggressive behavior"

NATO again accuses Russia of "aggressive behavior"

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Allies to continue to increase defence spending, invest in modern capabilities and boost the readiness of armed forces to cope with global challenges such as Russia’s aggressive …

NATO special forces board Russian ship in Mediterranean

NATO special forces board Russian ship in Mediterranean

A group of special forces of the Greek Navy, while in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, demonstratively landed on the Russian cargo ship "Adler", arranging for it to be checked for military cargo on board, according to an …

Stoltenberg: NATO does not consider Russia as direct threat

Stoltenberg: NATO does not consider Russia as direct threat

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in an interview with Le Point magazine that the NATO does not consider Russia as a direct military threat, News.am reported citing Russia Today. Stoltenberg stated that he does not …

State Department: Russia threatens NATO in the Arctic

State Department: Russia threatens NATO in the Arctic

US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Michael Murphy said the build-up of Russia's military presence in the Arctic threatens NATO’s anti-submarine defense line in the North Atlantic. At the same time, …

Russian MiG-31 approaches within few hundred meters of NATO jet

Russian MiG-31 approaches within few hundred meters of NATO jet

Aerial encounters involving Russian and NATO warplanes saw a significant uptick in the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis, as the Western alliance concentrated more and more forces near Russia’s western borders and ramped up reconnaissance …