MOSCOW, July 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are not threatened today, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
“There is no direct military threat to our country’s sovereignty or territorial integrity at present,” the Russian leader said.
Russia’s sovereignty is secured largely because the country refrains from entering into any alliances, according to Putin.
"Thank God, Russia does not belong to any alliances and, to a great extent, it guarantees our sovereignty. By entering an alliance, any country immediately gives up a part of its sovereignty, and it is not always reflective of the country’s national interests," Putin said.
Russia for its part "strictly abides by international law and obligations given to its partners and expects that other countries, associations, military and political alliances will act the same way toward Russia," Putin underlined.
Putin made the statement at a Security Council meeting focusing on a number of issues that have to do with the provision of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.
