Friday, November 19, 2021

Putin Accuses The West of Taking Russia’s ‘Red Lines’ Too Lightly - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West is taking Russia’s warnings not to cross its “red lines” too lightly and accused NATO of destroying all mechanisms for dialogue with Moscow.

In a wide-ranging televised foreign policy speech on Thursday, Putin also described relations with the United States as “unsatisfactory” but said Russia remained open to talks with Washington.

The Kremlin said in September that NATO, the US-headed transatlantic security alliance with which Moscow severed ties last month, would overstep a Russian red line if it expanded its military infrastructure in neighbouring Ukraine.

Moscow has since accused Kyiv and NATO – of which Ukraine is an ally but not a member – of destabilising behaviour, including in the Black Sea.

Putin said Western strategic bombers carrying “very serious weapons” were flying within 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) of Russia’s borders.

“We’re constantly voicing our concerns about this, talking about red lines, but we understand our partners – how shall I put it mildly – have a very superficial attitude to all our warnings and talk of red lines,” he said, Al Jazeera reported.

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