Russia Doing Everything Possible to Protect Borders Amid NATO Expansion

© AFP 2023 / VANO SHLAMOVUS marines take part in a multinational NATO military exercise "Agile Spirit 2015" at the Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi (File)
US marines take part in a multinational NATO military exercise Agile Spirit 2015 at the Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi  (File) - Sputnik International
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Russia is doing everything possible to rightfully protect itself from the expansion of the aggressive North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Since 2014, NATO has been building up its military presence in Europe, especially in Eastern European countries neighboring Russia, using Moscow's alleged interference in the Ukrainian conflict as a pretext. Moscow has repeatedly denied the claims and warned NATO that the military buildup on Russia's borders is provocative and threatens the existing strategic balance of power.

"Russia is doing all that is necessary to protect itself against the backdrop of NATO's expansion toward its borders. NATO is indeed an aggressive bloc, that is why Russia is doing everything that is necessary for [protection]," Peskov told reporters.

"And in this case of course, Russia has all the sovereign rights to take the necessary measures across all of Russian territory."

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