NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow has refuted reports that NATO plans to deploy large military contingents near Russian borders. "I totally dismiss claim by Dep[uty] Defense Minister Antonov that #NATO plans to deploy large military contingents close to #Russia's borders," Vershbow tweeted on April 9.
“Any #NATO reinforcements are in full conformity w/[ith] NATO-Russia Founding Act, which #Russia is blatantly breaching,” he stressed.
Earlier on April 9 Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said that the position of NATO hardliners seeking to restrain Russia had prevailed against the backdrop of the crisis in Ukraine.
