Russia has said the latest NATO summit demonstrates that the Western military alliance has returned to “Cold War schemes”, and Moscow is ready to respond to such threats by “all means” necessary.
Russia’s comments came as United States President Joe Biden said at the end of the NATO summit on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “craven lust for land and power” and had badly misjudged the resolve of the military bloc to support Ukraine.
“When Putin, and his craven lust for land and power, unleashed his brutal war on Ukraine, he was betting NATO would break apart … But he thought wrong,” Biden said at the end of the two-day summit in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius.
“NATO is stronger, more energised and more united than ever in its history. Indeed, more vital to our shared future,” he said.
In a statement late on Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry said that the outcome of the NATO meeting would be “carefully analysed” for the threats posed to Russia’s security.
