President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during the expanded collegium of the Foreign Ministry, announced the expansion of the sphere of influence of the North Atlantic Alliance, despite the warnings of the Russian side. RIA Novosti reports.
According to Putin, relations between Russia and the West have grown from confrontation into practically allied ones, however, NATO, with its aggression, puts them at risk.
“Despite the fact that the relations between Russia and our Western partners, including the United States, were simply unique, the level of relations was almost allied, our concerns and warnings about NATO’s eastward expansion were simply completely ignored,” the head of state stated.
Recall that during the same collegium of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the President expressed concern about NATO strategic bombers flying within a radius of 20 kilometers from the Russian border.