Russia Could Take ‘Measures Involving Military Technology’ If NATO Rejects Demand Over Ukraine: Russian Envoy

Russia Could Take ‘Measures Involving Military Technology’ If NATO Rejects Demand Over Ukraine: Russian Envoy
A Russian national flag is seen at the roof of the Russian embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, on Sept. 18, 2016. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Aldgra Fredly
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Russia’s envoy to Japan has warned of a possibility of “measures involving military technology” if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) refuses Russia’s demand for Ukraine to be prohibited from joining the military alliance.

In an interview with Japanese media NHK on Monday, Russian ambassador Mikhail Galuzin said that Ukraine joining NATO would intensify the alliance’s military threat to Russian security, and said that Western countries sending huge quantities of weapons to Ukraine could encourage provocative action by Ukrainian forces.