His countries NATO are part of the conflict Ukrainesaid the Secretary of its Security Council Russia Nikolai Patrushev, according to excerpts from an interview he gave to the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

“In fact, NATO member countries are part of the conflict. They turned Ukraine into a big camp. They hand over weapons and ammunition to the Ukrainian army, provide them with information,” the newspaper reports today, citing Patrushev’s statements.

The former head of Russia’s FSB intelligence service is widely known as a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.

NATO: “On alert” because of nuclear weapons in Belarus

Recall that a day after Putin’s statement on the development of tactical nuclear weapons in BelarusThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization called Moscow’s position “dangerous and irresponsible.”

“NATO is on high alert and we are monitoring the situation closely. “We have not seen any change in the location of Russia’s nuclear arsenal that would force us to change ours,” the Alliance spokesman said.

“Russia’s reference to NATO nuclear sharing is completely misleading. NATO allies act in full compliance with their international obligations. Russia has systematically violated its own obligations stemming from the arms control process by suspending its participation in the New START treaty for the last time,” the NATO spokesman said.

^{According to Reuters, AFP, APE – MEB}