Russian Foreign Ministry Wishes NATO 'Inner Peace' on 70th Birthday

© REUTERS / Ints KalninsA German soldier holds NATO flag during a ceremony to welcome the German battalion being deployed to Lithuania as part of NATO deterrence measures against Russia in Rukla
A German soldier holds NATO flag during a ceremony to welcome the German battalion being deployed to Lithuania as part of NATO deterrence measures against Russia in Rukla - Sputnik International
Subscribe
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, on Thursday wished NATO "inner peace and less nervousness" as the alliance marks 70 years since its creation.

"On @NATO’s 70th birthday, we would like to wish the alliance inner peace and less nervousness. We hope it avoids focusing on obsessions and phobias," she tweeted.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg listen to Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel as he speaks during a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels on Thursday, May 25, 2017 - Sputnik International
NATO's 70th Anniversary: Cracks Within Alliance Began Prior to Trump Era - Prof.
​Foreign ministers from 29 NATO countries are meeting in Washington this week to celebrate the alliance’s anniversary. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an opening address on Thursday, cited alleged "Russian aggression" as an emerging threat.

Russia has repeatedly accused the US-led bloc of illegally expanding eastward in Europe in violation of its promises. NATO has been building up its military on Russia’s eastern flank, pulling troops to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in 2017, while US warships have been routinely calling on Black Sea ports.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала