The main threats for Russia are NATO's desire to expand at the expense of Sweden and Finland, and the West's use of Ukraine as a tool in its conflict with Russia.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports that this was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov.

He believes that the main threats to the Russian Federation are the North Atlantic Alliance's desire to expand by joining Sweden and Finland, as well as the use of the West of Ukraine as an instrument of hybrid conflict with Russia.