Patrushev: NATO's decision to declare Russia an enemy leads to escalation

“Russia, which is defending its national interests and sovereignty, has been declared an enemy by the United States and its allies, which is reflected in doctrinal documents, including those adopted at the NATO summit in Madrid,” TASS quoted him as saying.

According to Patrushev, these decisions not only provoke an escalation of tension and destabilize European security, but also contradict the Russia-NATO Founding Act.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously stressed that Moscow did not initiate a break in the Russia-NATO Founding Act, it continues to exist.

At the same time, the mayor of the Finnish city of Lappeenranta, Kimmo Järvu, proposed to place the base of the North Atlantic Alliance on the territory of South Karelia, a region of Finland bordering Russia.