Nato chief says Russian build up at 'dangerous moment'

BRUSSELS:

Russia

's deployment for a military exercise in

Belarus

and on the borders of

Ukraine

marks a "dangerous moment" for European security,

Nato

's chief said Thursday.


"We are closely monitoring Russia's deployment in Belarus, which is the biggest since the end of the Cold War," Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

"This is a dangerous moment for European security. The number of Russian forces is going up. The warning time for a possible attack is going down."