moscow is demanding an end to nato enlargement and nato military activity in eastern europe. what is russia signalling? i asked the deputy foreign minister, has moscow decided to reverse the results of the cold war? translation: we re not re-examining the results j of the cold war, we re reassessing the expansion the west has carried out in recent years against russian interests with hostile intent. enough is enough. state tv has been echoing vladimir putin s claim that nato activity close to russia threatens russia s security, and moscow has this warning. translation: if ukraine joined nato, or if nato develops military infrastructure there, we will hold a gun to america s head.
and it s prompted ukraine, poland and lithuania to call for more western sanctions against russia in fear of an invasion. moscow has denied preparing for any invasion and has accused the west of threatening russia through nato expansion. and it s demanding the removal of nato battalions in the region. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has been investigating just what president putin might be planning. in russia too, it is the season of goodwill. but peace on earth is in short supply. russian armour is massing near the border with ukraine. at the same time, moscow is demanding an end to nato enlargement and nato military activity in eastern europe. what is russia signalling? i asked the deputy foreign minister, has moscow decided to reverse the results of the cold war? translation: we re not re-examining the results j of the cold war, we re reassessing the expansion the west has carried out in recent years against russian
i asked the deputy foreign minister, has moscow decided to reverse the results of the cold war? translation: we re not re-examining the results j of the cold war, we re reassessing the expansion the west has carried out in recent years against russian interests with hostile intent. enough is enough. state tv has been echoing vladimir putin s claim that nato activity close to russia threatens russia s security, and moscow has this warning. translation: if ukraine joined nato, or if nato develops military infrastructure there, we will hold a gun to america s head. russia has the world s best weapons, hypersonic. you d get the cuban missile crisis all over again, but with a shorter flight time for missiles. we propose trying to avoid this situation. otherwise everyone will be turned into radioactive ash.
ukraine today issued a joint statement with poland and lituania calling on nato to do more to tackle russian aggression. it s been fighting pro russia separatists in the east of the country since 2014, with the kremlin repeatedly denying it s supporting them. here s our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. in russia, too, it is the season of goodwill. but peace on earth is in short supply. russian armour is massing near the border with ukraine. at the same time, moscow is demanding an end to nato enlargement and nato military activity in eastern europe. what is russia signalling? i asked the deputy foreign minister, has moscow decided to reverse the results of the cold war? translation: we re not re-examining the results j of the cold war, we re