The North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) has promised to strengthen its defensive capabilities in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the United States Department of State on Sunday, December 5.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave an interview to Swedish television on December 2. The journalist asked him to tell about the “serious consequences” in the event of an “escalation” by Russia. For example, does it include military implications.
“We made it clear that there would be serious, serious consequences. We are, for example, looking at economic measures that will have a very serious impact and something that we have refrained from in the past when there were serious disagreements with Russia. Of course, it is important that Ukraine has the opportunity to defend itself, which we and many other countries have helped in recent years. If NATO’s defensive capabilities need to be strengthened as a result of Russian aggression, we will do it too, ”Blinken replied, the transcript of the interview was published on the State Department website.
On December 3, Blinken announced that NATO was not planning any aggression against Russia. According to him, the aggression in recent years came, on the contrary, from Russia. He added that Russia will face “very serious consequences” from the United States and Europe if it “continues its confrontational course and renews its aggression against Ukraine.”
On the same day, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, responded to the words of Secretary of State Blinken that interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states is a NATO routine. In confirmation, she 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.
On December 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Stockholm; it lasted about 40 minutes. According to experts, such a duration has shown that there is little chance of a breakthrough in the negotiations.
Source: IZ
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