MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. The significant escalation in conflict has become the main international trend, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and Chairman of the Russian Historical Society Sergey Naryshkin said at an international meeting of high-level representatives overseeing security issues as part of the 1st International Security Forum under the auspices of the Russian Security Council.

He noted that Europe is attempting to undermine Russia’s attempts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, while NATO is consistently building up its military potential on its eastern flank.

Naryshkin added that the future of the world belongs to those countries that strive for prosperity and harmony, and ‘who strikes with the sword shall perish by the sword,’ which is Russia’s stance.

TASS has compiled the key remarks by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence chief.

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