The relations between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are at their lowest level since the end of the Cold War, but Moscow is ready to repair them, the country's military chief said here Wednesday.

 

俄罗斯军事首领周三表示，俄罗斯与北约的关系跌至冷战结束后最低点，但俄方愿意修复双方间的关系。

 

"We are open to the resumption of a full-scale dialogue and interaction with NATO. The main thing is that this process should take place on an equal, trusting and constructive¹ basis," Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said at the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security.

 

He said NATO accuses Russia of being the main source of military threats, while the alliance itself is increasing the scale of military activities in countries near Russia, such as the Baltic countries, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria.

 

NATO's eastward² expansion and deployment³ of a missile defense⁴ system in Europe break the balance of power in the region and increase the risk of military incidents, Gerasimov said.

 

To make it worse, the European countries are furnishing Kiev with military assistance, provoking it to continue armed confrontation⁵ in southeastern Ukraine, the Russian general said.

 

"The trust between Russia and the West is catastrophically decreasing as a result," Gerasimov said.

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