Zakharova called the words of the NATO Secretary General about Russia’s attempts to disunite the alliance a lie

Brief retelling from RIA II

Maria Zakharova called the statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about Russia’s attempts to disunite the alliance “an inhuman lie.”

Zakharova recalled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to create a single space “from Lisbon to Vladivostok” and the desire to move closer to a visa-free regime.

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow remains open to dialogue with NATO on an equal basis, provided that the West abandons the policy of militarizing the continent.

EKATERINBURG, September 15 - RIA Novosti. The words of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that Russia allegedly wanted to disunite the North Atlantic Alliance are an inhuman lie, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

“He (Rutte - ed.) says that we (NATO - ed.) tried to separate them. We tried with them, on the contrary, to build a common integrated space... What an inhuman lie,” Zakharova said at an on-site briefing as part of the International Youth Festival.

Zakharova recalled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to create a single space “from Lisbon to Vladivostok.”

“We did everything to get closer to a visa-free regime, we were literally one step away, until they themselves changed their minds,” Zakharova said.

In recent years, Russia has seen unprecedented NATO activity along its western borders. The alliance is expanding initiatives and calling it "containment of Russian aggression." Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern about the buildup of alliance forces in Europe. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the authorities in Moscow remain open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal basis, while the West must abandon the course of militarizing the continent.