Russian lawmakers have warned NATO that its reinforcements in Eastern Europe risk sparking a new Cold War and will prompt Moscow and her allies to view the region as a target for retaliation, state news agency Itar-Tass has reported.
NATO has been discussing what measures it can implement on its eastern flank for two years, since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 triggered concern in former Communist allies that it could seize their territory next. There are no permanent NATO deployments in Eastern Europe, with Russia and NATO having agreed to maintain this status quo in 1997.
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Source: Newsweek
