He made the corresponding statement at a press conference following talks with the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Sweden.
“NATO is a defensive alliance, the deployment of new forces in the east is proportional (to the situation. -
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) and does not threaten Russia,” TASS quotes him.
According to him, the alliance continues to call on Russia for dialogue in the Russia-NATO Council.
Earlier, Stoltenberg said that the alliance is considering building up military forces in the east.