Moscow. October 7. INTERFAX - NATO's decision to reduce the Russian mission almost completely undermines the prospects for normalization of relations between Russia and the alliance, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Journalists asked Peskov to comment on NATO's intention to revoke the accreditation of eight employees of the Russian mission to the alliance during his communication with media representatives on Thursday. The press secretary was asked how the Kremlin assesses such a step and what they think about the accusations of involvement in intelligence activities made against Russian diplomats.
"There is an obvious contradiction (between) the statements of NATO representatives about the desire to normalize relations with our country and real actions. These actions, of course, do not allow us to build illusions about the possibility of normalizing relations and resuming dialogue with NATO, rather, they undermine these prospects almost completely," Peskov said.
