Russia and NATO are moving closer to direct military confrontation with each passing day, said Dmitry Polinsky, Russia's permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). "A direct military confrontation between Russia and NATO has not yet occurred, although we are getting closer to that point every day," he told a regular meeting of the UN Permanent Council. TASS received the text of his remarks. He also noted the alliance's plans to allow Kiev to purchase weapons directly through the NATO Support and Support Agency (NSPA). "The alliance, which insists at every opportunity that it is not a party to the conflict, is becoming an official weapons store in Kyiv," he said.

Russia and NATO are moving closer to direct military confrontation with each passing day, said Dmitry Polinsky, Russia's permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). "A direct military confrontation between Russia and NATO has not yet occurred, although we are getting closer to that point every day," he told a regular meeting of the UN Permanent Council. TASS received the text of his remarks. He also noted the alliance's plans to allow Kiev to purchase weapons directly through the NATO Support and Support Agency (NSPA). "The alliance, which insists at every opportunity that it is not a party to the conflict, is becoming an official weapons store in Kyiv," he said.