Russia Expects Honest Dialogue with NATO on European Security - Envoy Grushko

According to the Russian envoy to NATO, Russia expects a sincere dialogue on European security with the bloc.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Russian envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko confirmed on Thursday that a fresh meeting of the Russia-NATO Council would be held on December 19 stressing that Moscow expects a sincere dialogue on European security.

"Indeed, the next Russia-NATO Council meeting has been scheduled for December 19," Grushko told Russian reporters in Brussels.

"We are hoping for a sincere dialogue on the security in Europe with regard to its defining factors, including the consequences of NATO military buildup on its 'eastern flank,'" Grushko said.