MOSCOW, Rabi'I 2, 1436, Dec 24, 2014, SPA -- Russia said on Wednesday it would respond adequately by severing ties with NATO if Ukraine becomes a member of the Atlantic bloc, Reuters reported. "If this decision in the future takes on a military character (the accession to NATO), then we will respond adequately. Then there will be a complete severing of ties with NATO, which will be practically impossible to repair," Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. --SPA 13:17 LOCAL TIME 10:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w