“Of course, we are closely following the announcements being made in Washington regarding the possible redeployment of part of the American contingent from Germany to Poland,” Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told RIA Novosti.
The deputy minister stressed that Russia will look at this not only from the point of view of military consequences for regional security, taking into account the "legitimate interests of Russia and our allies, especially Belarus," but also from the angle of compliance with the Russia-NATO Founding Act.
It contains the obligations of the alliance to refrain from additional deployment of significant combat forces.
Grushko did not rule out that the United States could violate this document. He recalled that Washington “consistently destroys all the other material foundations of military security in Europe,” for example, by withdrawing from the INF Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty, “and earlier frustrating the ratification of the CFE Treaty’s adaptation agreement.”
“Therefore, we will closely monitor what kind of configuration the US military will ultimately gain in Europe, and if necessary we will take all necessary measures to ensure the legitimate interests of Russia's defense and security,” said the diplomat.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the United States would transfer part of the troops stationed in Germany to Poland.
As the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov noted, Poland could create a situation that threatens Russia if it provides its territory for the military infrastructure of third countries.