In particular, she responded to Stoltenberg's call to Russia for "transparency and a reduction in tension."
The NATO Secretary General said that Russia is allegedly significantly increasing its military power, and called the concentration of forces on the border with Ukraine "unusual."
At the same time, Stoltenberg argued that NATO representatives allegedly have been observing such a behavior for several years, "especially since 2014".
“Some absurdity: if he“ observes ”all this, then the actions are transparent;
and if they are not transparent, then there would be nothing to observe, ”Zakharova commented on these statements in her Telegram channel.
She reminded the NATO Secretary General that in recent history "the source of aggression that claimed millions of lives was precisely the NATO countries."
"NATO's militarism and imperial manners have led to the emergence of dozens of armed conflicts, the destruction of states, the calamity of civilians, and millions of refugees," said a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.
She also noted that NATO is not going to be held accountable for "its crimes."
At the same time, Zakharova said that there is no transparency in NATO in principle, since the members of the alliance "sometimes have no idea about each other's tactical or strategic plans."
A spokesman for the Russian foreign policy department recalled that the creation of a "triple alliance of the United States, Great Britain and Australia", as well as plans to deploy nuclear submarines off the coast of Australia came as a surprise to NATO and the countries that are members of the alliance.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia must seek long-term security guarantees from the West.