Russia to NATO: No, Really, After You. I Insist.
Honestly, is there any other way to interpret this?
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko, as reported by the AP:
Moscow wants NATO to listen to its concerns and hold serious discussions on the Kremlin’s proposal for an overarching new European security treaty.
Reacting to Rasmussen’s remarks, Russia noted “the readiness he declared for stepping up Russia-NATO relations,” Nesterenko said in a statement. But he suggested the alliance must do more to earn Russia’s trust and remove its concerns.