NATO–Russia relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a revised version of his country's military doctrine on Dec. 26, 2014 to replace the document issued by his predecessor Dmitri Medvedev in February 2010.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed Ambassador Ä°smail Aramaz as the next NATO senior civilian representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, the alliance said in a written statement Nov 17.

Aramaz, who is currently Turkey’s ambassador to Afghanistan, is expected to take up his new post early next year, it added.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis have put the world "on the brink of a new Cold War."

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NATO's new chief said on Thursday the alliance is increasing its readiness and air policing following a spike in Russian air force activity in Eastern Europe.

Jens Stoltenberg said while NATO is not back on Cold War terms with its former arch-enemy, recent Russian behavior has severely undermined the trust built up over decades.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Titus Corlatean, on Tuesday and Wednesday will participate in the meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, to be held at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

Defense Ministers from NATO countries are to meet in Brussels to work on a response to Russia's actions regarding the Ukraine crisis.

The alliance is to analyze the long-term security implications of Russia's actions and could draft measures to be put forward at September's NATO leaders summit in the UK.

Russia's military actions in Ukraine have changed the security situation in Europe dramatically, according to the Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

In an interview with the Romanian Hotnews.ro on Thursday, Rasmussen said that he expected a NATO summit in September to discuss long term measures to enhance the collective defense of member countries.

NATO's Foreign ministers agreed Tuesday to suspend civilian and military cooperation with Russia.

The decision does not scrap the NATO-Russia Council, but dialogue which was based on it could continue only "at ambassadorial level".