Vladimir Putin's spokesperson said NATO nations are 'in a state of direct armed confrontation with us, given their weapons in Ukraine.'
is"de facto" at war with Moscow, citing the transatlantic alliance's deepening support for Ukraine as Kyiv continues to fight against Russia's full-scale invasion of the country.condemned NATO's"united front" and accused the alliance of exacerbating Russia's conflict with Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014.
"NATO countries are effectively showing a united front not as our maneuver enemies, but as adversaries," Peskov said.
"There is no need to hide anything, to invite anything, you need to call a spade a spade. They should understand this, although it is probably noticeable how sensitive they are in this area, they repeat every time that they do not want to be parties to the conflict."have used every opportunity to frame Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine as a preemptive and defensive war against NATO.
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