VLADIVOSTOK, September 2. /TASS/. NATO countries are gearing up for a military conflict with Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
He also pointed out that the West had declared the Arctic a zone of geopolitical competition and is determined to secure military superiority there.
TASS has compiled the key statements made by the senior Russian diplomat.
Black Sea proposals
The Kiev regime seeks a stop-gap solution on a Black Sea ceasefire to gain a respite, but this will not work: "Stop-gap solutions are not going to work as the [Kiev] regime will only take advantage of them to have a respite and regroup its forces."
