“It seems to me that this is such a standard reaction of the NATO countries - to oppose these proposals ... It cannot be said that this is an innovation.

We have spoken out many times against the idea of ​​NATO expansion, against Ukraine's entry into NATO.

For Russia, this is unacceptable,” Kelin said.

According to him, it is already necessary to stop discussing and start making decisions.

Earlier, US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield commented on the words of Russian leader Vladimir Putin about ignoring Moscow's demands for NATO's non-expansion to the east.