“These are two different countries, but we see very similar lines of behavior in them,” Stoltenberg quoted Interfax as saying.
According to him, both countries, in particular, "violate basic democratic rights."
“We have to adapt and respond to these steps,” Stoltenberg said, noting that the responses must be “defensive”.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told why the position of the Baltic republics and the United States reminds him of courtyard hooliganism.