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Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov in In an interview with CNN, he said that NATO promised in the early 1990s that it would not expand eastward. But there was no legal document.
Peskov emphasized that the North Atlantic bloc is by no means a dove of peace. It has become a weapon of confrontation, not stability.
“NATO in our environment is an organization created for confrontation, not defense. And this weapon of confrontation is moving closer and closer to our borders every day,” he said. Peskov.
According to him, Russia's relations with the military bloc have reached the “red line” due to Ukraine's military support. Peskov stressed that Russia is never going to discuss the issue of missile deployments in the Kaliningrad region with anyone. A Kremlin official has admitted that it is not yet possible to say what the finals of European security talks will be.
US and NATO arsenals in Ukraine.
“On our part, we rule out the deployment of offensive weapons there. That is why we demand legally enforceable safeguards, “Peskov said.” .