(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 15 - "We will never accept the enlargement of NATO to our borders, it is a threat that we clearly perceive".
This was reiterated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference with German Chancellor Scholz after talks on the crisis in Ukraine.
"The Alliance's responses on security" so far "don't meet our demands" but there are "arguments" that can be brought forward, he added.
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