Planned US Military Base In Poland Projection Of Force Near Russian Borders - Grushko

UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th September, 2018) Current plans to set up a US military base in Poland mean the projection of force close to Russian borders, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.

"There must be no illusions: the creation of such a base close to our borders is meant to project force in the vicinity of Russian borders," Grushko said on the UN General Assembly sidelines.

According to the former Russian envoy to NATO, such a move would effectively mean the shift of the United States and its allies to the Cold War-style instruments of ensuring security.

"All this, of course, will be accompanied by very hostile rhetoric. Because it will be necessary to convince the public opinion that this step is legitimate. [But] it is absolutely unlawful. It is absolute nonsense that Russia is nurturing some aggressive plans against the Baltic states and Poland," he stressed.