China News Service, October 22. According to Russian Satellite Network, on the 22nd local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov stated that the Kremlin had no illusions about NATO, because NATO was established not for peace but for confrontation.
Peskov said: "Russia has never had any illusions about NATO. We are aware of the nature of the group. This is precisely the confirmation of this nature."
He further stated that the group was established not for peace, but for confrontation.
Peskov added, "It (NATO) was designed, convened, and designed for confrontation from the beginning, and it is also performing this function."
Recently, relations between Russia and NATO have continued to be tense.
On October 6, NATO announced that it had revoked the permanent qualifications of eight members of the Russian delegation to NATO, and again reduced the number of the Russian delegation to 10.
As a countermeasure, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov announced on October 18 that Russia will suspend the work of its permanent mission to NATO from November 1; at the same time, it will suspend the activities of the NATO Military Liaison Office in Moscow and terminate its establishment in Belgium. Activities of the NATO Information Office in Moscow of the Embassy in Russia.