In October 2021, following an incident in which NATO expelled eight Russian officials from its Brussels headquarters, in retaliation, Russia suspended its mission to NATO and ordered the closure of the NATO office in Moscow.

Aug 5, 2024 · The Russian Federation is the most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security. However, NATO remains willing to maintain channels of communication with Moscow to mitigate risks and prevent escalation. NATO does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia.

Aug 31, 2022 · The Military Liaison Mission in Moscow was established as a self-reliant part of NATO's International Military Staff in 2002, hosted in Moscow, Russia by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium.

MOSCOW, April 4 (Reuters) - Russia and NATO are now in "direct confrontation", the Kremlin said as the U.S.-led alliance marked its 75th anniversary on Thursday.

Sep 30, 2024 · For Russia, the only path to a military victory is through attrition and the use of its larger armed forces to ground down the smaller Ukrainian army. Moscow has slowly absorbed the costly...

Sep 19, 2024 · A decision by Russia to mount an attack on NATO—via a missile strike or Russian forces actually crossing NATO’s border—ultimately rests on Moscow’s calculations about a potential NATO response.

NATO opened an Information Office in Moscow (NIO) in 2001 as the focal point for disseminating information within Russia on NATO, and a Military Liaison Mission (MLM) in 2002 to facilitate communication between NATO’s Military Committee in Brussels and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Oct 11, 2024 · NATO-Russia relations hit rock bottom following Moscow's 2022 full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. In response, NATO labeled Russia as the "most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security," while the Kremlin claims what it calls NATO's eastward expansion is an existential danger.

The U.S. and its allies then slapped Moscow with sanctions, and NATO halted all practical cooperation with Moscow, bolstering its forces near Russia. The Kremlin denounced those deployments and drills near its borders as a security threat.

2 days ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally in NATO has dropped its objections to the renewal of EU sanctions against Moscow. The EU has now reached a last-minute deal with Hungary to renew the ...