Russia warns US over Baltic manoeuvres

Russia has told NATO it will react to US actions in the Baltic region, which it says are an attempt to put pressure on Moscow.

Russia's envoy to NATO has accused the United States of trying to put pressure on Moscow by sailing a US guided-missile destroyer near Kaliningrad last week, warning that Russia will react if necessary.

Ambassador Alexander Grushko, speaking after the first NATO-Russia Council in almost two years, also said he saw no improvement in NATO-Russia relations until NATO allies scaled down military activities on Russia's borders.

"This is about attempts to exercise military pressure on Russia," Grushko said. "We will take all necessary measures, precautions to compensate these attempts to use military force."


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