The West is "obsessed" with the idea of waging war against Russia until Ukraine runs out of men, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

He was commenting on NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's recent statement that there is no need to be afraid of using Western weapons for strikes deep inside Russia, Tass reported.

"They are obsessed with the idea of fighting us to the last Ukrainian. This obsession manifests itself differently, depending on the person. With Stoltenberg, it is happening like this," Peskov said.

According to the spokesman, Stoltenberg makes such statements because he is an outgoing NATO secretary-general.

"He will soon stop working where he works. That is the reason, essentially, why he allows himself such irresponsible statements," Peskov said.

The spokesman expressed regret that some people in Europe share Stoltenberg's opinion.

"Unfortunately, I think his attitude is shared by very many people in Europe. We have heard a lot of rabid narratives from Europe to the effect that there is no need to be afraid of Russia or Putin, and no need to take them seriously," Peskov said.