STRELNA (near St. Petersburg), July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's defense minister said Saturday Moscow could see no sense in NATO's expansion into countries bordering on Russia, which poses no threat to the organization.
"Modern challenges and threats do not come from Russia but from the regions located far from our borders," Sergei Ivanov said.
He also said deciding to join NATO was a sovereign right of any state.
"Nevertheless, we have our legitimate interests in the security sphere, particularly in the CIS, that we openly tell our partners," Ivanov said.
