Putin hits back as NATO warns Moscow against attacking Ukraine

NATO Foreign Ministers summit, in Riga
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg poses with foreign ministers for a family photo during a NATO Foreign Ministers summit in Riga, Latvia November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

By Humeyra Pamuk, Sabine Siebold, Robin Emmott and Vladimir Soldatkin

RIGA/MOSCOW – Russia would pay a high price for any new military aggression against Ukraine, NATO and the United States warned on Tuesday as the Western military alliance met to discuss Moscow’s possible motives for massing troops near the Ukrainian border.