Stationing Of US Base In Poland To Dismantle NATO-Russia Founding Act - Russia's Grushko

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th September, 2018) The stationing of a US military base in Poland will mean the dismantlement of the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act, which directly bans deployment of substantial combat forces along the border on a permanent basis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.

"This will mean that the NATO-Russia Founding Act, which directly bans the deployment of substantial combat forces on a permanent basis, will be dismantled. I reiterate that this step would significantly worsen the security situation," Grushko said.

"This will require us to take additional military and technical precautions that will reliably guarantee our security under the new circumstances. We have various opportunities, including cost-effective ones, how to strengthen our security," the former Russian envoy to NATO stressed.

He also added that the stationing of the base run against the interests of European security.