Russia's chief military officer has played down the revelation that NATO secretly decided to draft a defence plan to protect its Baltic members bordering Russia. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, Gen. Nikolai Makarov, told reporters Tuesday that Moscow continues to see NATO as a partner.
Secret U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks disclosed that NATO decided in January to draft a defence plan to cover its members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which border Russia. Russian diplomats reacted angrily when the cables were released last week and questioned whether NATO really wants friendly ties. But Makarov shrugged off the cables and said Russia will proceed from agreements to expand co-operation reached at the latest Russia-NATO summit last month in Lisbon.
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