ArmInfo.NATO sees an increase in the activity of the Russian Federation in Belarus and Nagorno-Karabakh. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced this on November 30 at a press conference.
In this regard, he informed that these issues will be considered on December 1-2 at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of foreign ministers of NATO member states via videoconference.
"The ministers will discuss what else we can do in response to the expansion of Russia's military activity. Russia is modernizing its nuclear arsenal and deploying new missiles, deploying new forces from the Far North to Libya and Syria.
We also see the strengthening of the Russian military presence as a result of the crises in Nagorno- Karabakh and Belarus, " the secretary general said, Russian media reported.
In this regard, Stoltenberg pointed out, the ministers will also talk about measures to respond to Russia's increased military activity and arms control, including nuclear warheads, against the backdrop of START 3 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) expiring in February 2021.