Brussels, Sept. 30 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has dismissed concerns over an immediate Russian threat to the alliance, saying Moscow's recent nuclear warning over Kaliningrad should not be taken seriously and accusing Russia of trying to divert attention from its difficulties in Ukraine.
Speaking at the Euronews Defence & Space Summit in Brussels on Wednesday, Rutte said NATO was prepared to respond to any threat to its territory.
"We have prepared for this, we have planned for this, and this is true for the whole of NATO," he said. "We will defend every inch of NATO territory. That threat is not there, and if anything happens, we are ready to counter it."His comments followed reports that Russia had sent NATO a diplomatic note ...