Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on October 21.
RFE: Putin: Ukraine's Western-Backed Military Development A Threat To Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine's military development with Western support represents a genuine threat to Moscow.
"Formal membership [of Ukraine] in NATO may not take place, but military development of the territory is already under way," Putin said during a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Relations between NATO and Russia have been tense recently and official contacts have been limited since Moscow occupied Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
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