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Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, criticized NATO, likening it to a "decayed tooth" and claimed Europe would be safer without the alliance. She argued that NATO undermines European security and consumes vast resources for reactive measures. Zakharova's comments were in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who stated that discussions about European security architecture with Russia are unnecessary. European leaders recently dismissed Moscow's proposals during a summit in Dublin.