The North Atlantic Alliance is actively preparing for a military conflict with Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a June 13 briefing.
“In fact, NATO has been preparing for a possible armed confrontation with Russia for a long time.”“said Zakharova.
The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Russia is named in the NATO strategy for 2022 “the most significant and direct threat to the security of NATO member states, as well as to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region”.
“Russia did not have and does not have any aggressive plan against NATO or its members., – said Zakharova. — At the same time…NATO has them.”.
As evidence of preparations for war, Zakharova cited, in particular, a sharp increase in the military budgets of NATO countries, the militarization of the alliance’s eastern borders and the open approach of the recent Steadfast Defender exercises against Russia .
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Source: Rossa Primavera
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