Belgium: NATO Chief says expulsion of 8 members of Russian mission not linked to specific event

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Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of NATO has said that the halving of the Russian mission to the organisation was not linked to any event and was based on ‘intelligence’ at a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.

The secretary-general discussed the issue in response to a question from a journalist, “The decision to withdraw the accreditation of eight members of the Russian delegation to NATO was done based on intelligence, was done because these are undeclared Russian intelligence officers. And we have seen an increase in Russian malign activities, not least in Europe, and therefore we need to act,” Stoltenberg said

Stoltenberg also made note of the fact that NATO has attempted to bring Russia to the table for talks but so far Russia has refused. “We are ready also to convene a NATO-Russia Council meeting. We have actually invited Russia for, now, a long time. So far, Russia has not responded positively. And therefore there has not been any meeting in the NATO-Russia Council,” the secretary-general said.

Speaking to reporters in Moscow on Thursday Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that NATO’s actions had undermined relations between Russia and the group.

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