The Kremlin spokesman
recalled that Putin had said more than once that Russia would not enter into an
arms and military spending race.
SOCHI, December 4.
/TASS/. The decision to increase NATO countries’ defense spending merely
confirms Moscow’s concerns over the alliance’s expansionist activities, but
Russia will not get involved in any races in this field, Russian presidential
spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Wednesday.
"We see that
NATO mostly indulges in containment and expansionist activities in relation to
our country. This cannot but cause concern. Such decisions in favor of an
increase of NATO’s budget merely confirm this," Peskov commented in the
wake of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s statement that the NATO
countries’ overall defense spending would grow by $130 billion in 2020 and by
another $400 in 2024 in contrast to 2016.
Peskov recalled that
President Vladimir Putin had said more than once that Russia would not enter
into an arms and military spending race, harmful to its economy.
"Our security
and parity from the standpoint of strategic stability are guaranteed for years
to come. Russia will proceed along this road," Peskov concluded.
Source: ITAR-TASS
04-12-2019
