Russia is planning measures to “counter the serious threat” posed by NATO, which is considered “de facto” fully involved in the conflict over Ukraine, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned Thursday.
“We are obliged to very carefully analyze the decisions that were made (at the Washington summit on Wednesday), the discussions that took place, and very carefully analyze the text of the adopted declaration. This is a very serious threat to national security,” Peskov said, as quoted by Russian news agencies.
The Russian president’s press secretary said Washington’s statement would prompt effective measures to be taken.
“(The declaration) will oblige us to take thoughtful, coordinated and effective measures to contain NATO,” Peskov said.
The Russian president’s representative did not specify when these “measures” would be taken or what Russia’s position was.
“We note that our opponents in Europe and the United States are not supporters of dialogue. And, judging by the documents adopted at the NATO summit, they are not supporters of peace,” Peskov said.
“The (Atlantic) Alliance is an instrument of confrontation, not peace and security,” he added.
“We have said from the very beginning that NATO expansion into Ukraine represents an unacceptable threat for us (…) Now we see how NATO is adopting a document that states that Ukraine will definitely join NATO,” Peskov accused.
NATO’s 32 members formally declared Wednesday that Ukraine is on an irreversible path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a simpler but more binding guarantee of protection once the war with Russia is over.
NATO member states, individually and in a joint statement at a summit in Washington on Wednesday, announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
The United States, the Netherlands and Denmark have announced that the first F-16s delivered to NATO will be in service with the Ukrainian military by the summer.
This week at a summit in Washington, the Portuguese prime minister announced that Portugal will increase defense investment in 2029 to six billion euros to reach the 2% of gross domestic product agreed with NATO.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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