{"id":1475098,"date":"2022-05-14T08:14:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T12:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1475098"},"modified":"2022-05-14T08:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T12:14:49","slug":"russia-threatens-response-if-nato-moves-any-closer-to-its-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-threatens-response-if-nato-moves-any-closer-to-its-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Threatens Response if NATO Moves Any Closer to Its Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-threatens-response-if-nato-moves-any-closer-to-its-borders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1475098&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> will act to defend itself should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/alliances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NATO <\/a>deploy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/disasters\/nuclear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear<\/a>-capable military units any closer to its border, its foreign ministry warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko did not lay out any specific actions his country would take during an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax Saturday, but said it would operate in a way that ensures its own safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be necessary to respond &#8230; by taking adequate precautionary measures that would ensure the viability of deterrence,&#8221; Grushko said, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1237671779.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 12: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Of Russia, Alexander Grushko attends the NATO-Russia Council at the Alliance&#039;s headquarters in Brussels, on January 12, 2022. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      BRUSSELS, BELGIUM &#8211; JANUARY 12: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Of Russia, Alexander Grushko attends the NATO-Russia Council at the Alliance&#8217;s headquarters in Brussels, on January 12, 2022. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Photo by Dursun Aydemir\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russia-current-phase-invasion-cut-losses-kherson-referendum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUSSIA HAS SIGNALED INTENT TO END &#8216;CURRENT PHASE&#8217; OF INVASION, CUT LOSSES WITH KHERSON REFERENDUM: EXPERT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Russian foreign minister also said he did not see a reason for Finland and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweden<\/a> to join NATO, of which both countries have sought membership since Russia invaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine <\/a>on Feb. 24.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1237671628.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 12: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Of Russia, Alexander Grushko attends the NATO-Russia Council at the Alliance&#039;s headquarters in Brussels, on January 12, 2022. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      BRUSSELS, BELGIUM &#8211; JANUARY 12: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Of Russia, Alexander Grushko attends the NATO-Russia Council at the Alliance&#8217;s headquarters in Brussels, on January 12, 2022. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Photo by Dursun Aydemir\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finland and Sweden are seeking an expedited membership application process, to bolster their own military preparedness should Russia\u2019s war extend to other parts of Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/ukraine-russia-still-plans-capture-kyiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UKRAINE BELIEVES RUSSIA STILL PLANS TO CAPTURE KYIV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grushko said there were no &#8220;real&#8221; reasons for the Nordic countries to join NATO and that Moscow has no particular hostilities towards those countries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/moscow-will-respond-if-nato-moves-nuclear-forces-closer-russias-border-2022-05-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/640\/320\/putin2.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that could punish journalists with up to 15 years in prison for reporting so-called \" fake \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that could punish journalists with up to 15 years in prison for reporting so-called &#8220;fake&#8221; news about his military invasion of Ukraine. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Yuri Kochetkov\/Pool)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia has consistently defended its own invasion of Ukraine as a &#8220;special military operation&#8221; to &#8220;denazify&#8221; the Donbas region, which neighbors Russia, where it previously recognized the independence of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a> regions, Donetsk and Luhansk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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