India, June 28 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of encouraging separatism in Russia and attacked NATO for increasing its defence spending citing Moscow's "aggressiveness."

Putin also hit out at the Western nations for repeatedly 'betraying Russia' by not honouring their promises regarding NATO expansion and resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

"No one has wished to pay attention to the Islamic State, as long as it operates against Russia. Explosions in Moscow, and all that. This is still happening today," Putin told reporters at the Belarus capital Minsk, according to news agency PTI.

"No one wants to pay attention to this. Everything is fine, as long as it is against Russia," the President said on the sidelines o...