NATO and policy constitute a security treat to us.

The North Atlantic bloc has “categorically” denied it poses a security threat to Russia despite the alliance’s significant expansion in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, where it stages massive military drills.
"We categorically reject totally unfounded claims that NATO and its policies constitute a security threat” to
Moscow, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said on Tuesday.

"NATO's enlargement is not directed against anyone," Lungescu said and each sovereign nation "has the right to choose for itself whether it joins any treaty or alliance." She was apparently referring to the recent decision of the alliance to invite Montenegro to join NATO.


Lungescu added NATO is still studying Russia’s security strategy for 2016, which was presented on Thursday. The strategy named NATO expansion towards Russian borders as one of the key security threats.

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Constant militarization and arms build-ups are unfolding in regions neighboring Russia, the document said, adding: “