MOSCOW. Dec 9 (Interfax) - Russia-NATO cooperation has virtually stopped as the relations are deteriorating, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
"Everything is not just halted but is degrading every day," Shoigu said on the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television show on Rossiya 1 on Sunday.
This is how Shoigu replied to a question as to why relations between Russia and the NATO came close to the breaking point.
"About five years ago, we had a rather active cooperation In Brussels. We had our representative there. [Today] our partners are pulling out of more and more agreements, clearly along with the Americans. And the security space is getting increasingly narrow," Shoigu said.