He noted that the alliance had been trying for many years to build constructive relations with Moscow.
“Russia has moved away from this dialogue.
There is no way to continue a meaningful dialogue ... The institutional dialogue that we tried to build to strengthen the Russia-NATO Council is not working, ”RIA Novosti quotes the NATO Secretary General.
Stoltenberg added that at the same time, NATO needs lines of contacts with Russia in the military sphere to reduce the risk of various incidents and continue the dialogue on arms control.
On March 15, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced the launch of the procedure for Russia's withdrawal from the Council of Europe.
The Foreign Ministry explained this decision by the fact that the NATO and EU countries, abusing their majority in the Council of Europe, are consistently turning this organization into an instrument of anti-Russian policy.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to terminate Russia's membership in the organization from March 16.