According to TASS, Morgulov said this in an interview with China Central Television.

“In fact, NATO members are working towards undermining a stable security system in the Asia-Pacific region,” the ambassador stated.

He added that the bloc is offering the region a new security system based on NATO and similar associations.

In November, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US and NATO are trying to master the Asia-Pacific region by militarizing it.