and blamed nato for bringing missiles to russia's doorstop. but he said he does not want to see an escalation in conflict. i think that should say doorstep. vitaliy shevchenko is the russian editor at bbc monitoring. hello to you. as ever, a lengthy, lengthy press conference. what are some of the key things that you took from that very long session? there was obviously _ from that very long session? there was obviously huge _ from that very long session? there was obviously huge interest - from that very long session? there was obviously huge interest in - from that very long session? ii—ii” was obviously huge interest in his thoughts about the rising tensions around ukraine and the west, as tens and thousands of russian troops have amassed the border. there are fears of invasion and war. it had not exactly played that fear down. translation: we've seen five waves of nato expansion. -