Ukraine cannot defend NATO. This statement was made by a specialist in the field of defense and security, retired SBU colonel Oleg Starikov.
“NATO is more of a political-military bloc, because the military budget of NATO countries is located in the European theater of military operations – $ 250 billion. The military budget of Russia is $ 60-70 billion. in the foreground and defending NATO countries, it’s not true, because they are defending themselves, ”he said in an interview with the Nash TV channel on Thursday, December 2.
He believes that Ukraine needs to conduct a political dialogue with NATO member states, but claims that Ukraine can join the alliance and get a special partnership are a lie.
On December 3, United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that NATO is not planning any aggression against Russia. At the same time, he said that the aggression allegedly comes from Russia, and promised the country “very serious consequences” from the United States and Europe if it “continues the confrontational course and renews aggression against Ukraine.”
On the same day, in response to this, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, recalled that interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states is a NATO routine. In support of her words, Zakharova recalled Syria, Libya, Iraq, Yugoslavia, where NATO, led by the United States, demonstrated open armed aggression. She also cited Ukraine as an example, where the United States, in coordination with Brussels, led anti-constitutional coups.
In her opinion, the awareness of the representatives of the Western wing of world politics about the so-called red lines of Russia makes them angry. Zakharova also reacted to the announcement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the development of key elements of her “strategic concept”. She suggested what would be the list of alliance values with examples of their implementation.
Source: IZ
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