Russia has never had plans to attack anyone, including NATO — MFA
"The NATO people should realize that any threat to our country's security from them will not be left unretaliated," Maria Zakharova warned | Russia is not planning an attack on anyone, including NATO, nor has it ever harbored such designs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival.
💬 "Russia does not have plans for an attack, for direct or indirect aggression, or for unleashing conflicts with anyone: NATO, Washington, Ukraine or whoever. Nor has it ever harbored such designs. In contrast to this, if you read the doctrinal documents of NATO, which includes Washington and London - [the whole Brussels-headquartered alliance] - in these documents the collective West points to Russia as a direct threat."
Zakharova stressed that this was clear evidence of an aggressive attitude - the basis of their perception of Russia. [She also] drew attention to the fact that the next large-scale exercise Nordic Response, which began the other day in Norway, Sweden and Finland, would involve 20,000.