Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that the country needed to further develop its armed forces in the face of “increased NATO activity” on its borders. “The difficult military and political situation in the world and the increased activity of NATO countries near the Russian borders require further quality development of the armed forces,” Shoigu told officials in

We have reached a point where the long-standing controversy over NATO enlargement must somehow be resolved. Russia’s relations with the West have come to a head. NATO expansion, which Putin brought up again in a recent speech, is a well-known issue for Russia. What is not often mentioned is that this is also an issue for the bloc.  When decisions

Russia does not have the right to discuss Ukraine’s future membership in NATO, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. According to Ukrinform, he announced this on Twitter. “The worst-case scenario has already happened. Russia attacked Ukraine, occupied our lands and murdered our citizens. Therefore, we are not interested in Russia’s opinion on Ukraine’s accession to NATO. Russia does not

The Alliance decided to reduce the staff twice Moscow considers closing its mission in the NATO, as the Alliance dedided to cut the size of the staff that works there. According to Kommersant, which cites its sources, “respective measures are now being approved on the inter-agency level. However, they will certainly concern the Military Mission for Connection of the NATO

NATO said on Wednesday it had stripped eight members of the Russian mission to the Alliance of their accreditation, calling them “undeclared Russian intelligence officers,” meaning spies. A NATO official giving the information said that “we can also confirm that we have reduced the number of positions which the Russian Federation can accredit to NATO to 10”, down from 20