The head of the Department for nonproliferation and arms control of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Ulyanov assessed the statement of the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite about the location of Patriot air defense system in the Baltic sea, reports RIA Novosti.
“This statement indicates the continuation of the line Vilnius to the escalation of tension and arms build-up, and not even his, and belonging to third countries in the immediate proximity of Russian borders”, — he said.
According to him, such statements can become the cause of confrontation in the military sphere.
Earlier, Grybauskaite called reasonable accommodation in the Baltic States the American anti-missile systems long range Patriot on an ongoing basis.