Russia is not a NATO member but works with the alliance via the NATO-Russia Council.
Russia is not a member of NATO but is a member of the NATO-Russia Council, formed in 2002.
At this week's meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, a body meant to improve relations, Russia's deputy defence minister, Anatoly Antonov, was equally blunt.
NPR's Mike Shuster tells host Steve Inskeep that NATO officials say there will be "no business as usual" with Russia, which includes suspending meetings of the NATO-Russia council.
"The NATO-Russia Council is up and running again also at the political level, " said NATO Secretary- General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, speaking at a meeting of ministers in Corfu, Greece.
Rogozin is attending the NATO-Russia Council meeting on Wednesday.
Indeed, tomorrow we will build on the reset of U.S.-Russian relations by resetting relations between NATO and Russia as well through the NATO-Russia Council, which opens the door to cooperation on a range of security interests -- cooperation that can lead to a more secure Europe and a more secure world.
This week, the defence ministers were to begin considering what subjects the new NATO-Russia council might cover.
The Nato-Russia Permanent Joint Council was established in May 1997 to give Russia a consultative role in discussion of matters of mutual interest.
For the first time since the foundation of the Russia-NATO Council in 2002, he is turning up to their meeting here in Bucharest on Thursday.
At the November 2010 NATO-Russia Council Summit, NATO and Russia committed to exploring opportunities for missile defense cooperation.
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