Gavrilov: if NATO wants to lift the “taboo” on sending military personnel to Ukraine, then Russia is ready. “They have repeatedly warned that their increasing involvement in armed confrontation is fraught with a direct military clash between nuclear powers with catastrophic consequences, for which responsibility will rest with them,” he said.

Earlier, Gavrilova said that Russia-NATO relations today can be described as “more than a cold war” Also, according to him, NATO’s policy towards Russia will lead to the degradation of the situation in Europe.