Russia was open for talks and cooperation with NATO, Peskov added, and did not want to cast the alliance as an enemy. The Kremlin said on Friday it regarded NATO's suggestion that Russia posed a threat as absurd, saying it hoped that common sense would prevail at the military alliance's summit in Warsaw. "You have to be an absolutely short-sighted organization to twist things in that way," said Peskov, saying Russia hoped common sense and an understanding of the need to avoid confrontation would prevail. The Kremlin spoke out after U.S. President Barack Obama urged NATO leaders to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its 2014 seizure of Ukraine's Crimea. But he complained of NATO soldiers and planes operating close to Russia's borders.

Source: Thanhnien News July 08, 2016 11:03 UTC