The State Duma reacted to the sarcastic words of the NATO Secretary General

The words of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), Mark Rutte, that he stopped responding to meetings organized by Russian President Vladimir Putin, indicate that he is not serious. Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, expressed this opinion on Thursday, November 6.

"His actions and words no longer affect anything, they should not be taken as something serious. The person doesn't even realize how difficult the moment is right now. This is pure populism," the MP said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Full-scale plans: Putin instructed to study the feasibility of conducting nuclear tests

Due to the US statements, the Ministry of Defense announced the possibility of starting preparations for the inspection in a short time.

Earlier, Rutte, commenting on a meeting of the Russian Security Council, on the agenda of which was the issue of the expediency of conducting nuclear tests, said that he had long stopped responding to meetings organized by Putin, RT reports. He quipped that Putin is being paid as the president of Russia, which is why he conducts them. 360.ru .

In addition, Rutte said that Russia allegedly violates "global rules." The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, responded to this statement, asking for a complete list of global rules to be published, according to the website. kp.ru .

Earlier, on November 5, Putin instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the special services, as well as civilian agencies to prepare proposals for nuclear tests.

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