NATO, not Russia, threatens Baltics: Moscow

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NATO, not Russia, threatens Baltics: Moscow

Moscow has rejected the British defense secretary’s allegation that Russia poses a threat to the Baltic countries, saying the real risk comes from NATO’s increased activity.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich, said Thursday that British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon’s remarks are beyond “diplomatic ethics.”

“The comments of Mr. Fallon of course are already beyond diplomatic ethics and the characterization of Russia is completely intolerable,” Lukashevich added.

The Russian diplomat, who was speaking to journalists in a weekly briefing, said Moscow would certainly find a way “to respond to the comments”.

In an interview with Times and Daily Telegraph newspapers, Fallon (pictured above) had claimed that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin posed what he called a real danger to Baltic states, namely Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

This comes as British jets were scrambled Wednesday after two Russian military aircraft were seen flying close to the UK airspace.

A similar incident occurred in January, when the UK Foreign Office said two Russian bombers flying near the UK airspace had caused disruption to civil aviation.

British Prime Minister David Cameron later said he didn’t deem it necessary to “dignify” the Russians with a response for their provocation…..More Here

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NATO, not Russia, threatens Baltics: Moscow