BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — NATO's speculations about the alleged Russian threat are "a road to nowhere," Putin said.
"This cannot be the case that the Alliance does not understand that these measures will be left without a response from our [Russian] side. The question arises, what will happen next? A new wave of NATO speculations about the Russian threat and approach to the next round of arms race? In our opinion, this is a road to nowhere," Grushko told journalists.
"Despite all claims about openness to dialogue, at the present stage NATO in fact is primarily focused on developing deepening its policy of comprehensive military and political containment of Russia."
An example of such an approach is the fact that NATO and the United States continue exploring the Black Sea waters while frightening the international community by the Russian ships in the international waters, Grushko said.
"While frightening the public by the movements in the international waters of the Russian ships which are en route to the Mediterranean to carry out anti-terrorism tasks, NATO and, above all, the United States continue an active exploration of the Black Sea waters with its multifunctional combat platforms, which have a serious strike and missile potential," he stressed.
