# Medvedev: NATO remains hostile bloc for Russia and continues to expand

https://mins.news/en/item/31330

- TASS, 2026-08-25 07:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177291

> Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said NATO remains a hostile military-political alliance toward Russia and is constantly expanding. He said Moscow needs guarantees that no state will attack Russia and that hostile actions will end, warning that admitting former Soviet republics including Georgia and Ukraine would pose an existential threat.

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