The NATO-Russia Council is meeting for the first time in nearly two years, with the US-led alliance planning to object to what it deems provocative and dangerous actions by Moscow's military.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday's meeting at alliance headquarters is being held to exchange views on Ukraine and other issues, but also to discuss improving "mechanisms of risk-reduction related to military activities".
Last week, US officials accused Russian warplanes of repeatedly buzzing a US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea, coming as close as nine metres.
Russia's Defence Ministry rejected the US complaints.
The NATO-Russia Council was founded in 2002 as a forum for consultations between the former Cold War foes, but last met in June 2014, when the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine sent relations with the West into the deep freeze.
