Many of alliance representatives I’ve talked to confessed that the events in Ukraine have been used as a means to overcome NATO’s identity crisis.The speed at which NATO made a turn and ceased all practical cooperation with Russia, shifting military planning attention to countering the so-called threats from the East demonstrates that the alliance has been pedaling its own agenda from the start.
This is testified to by the latest statements that we’ve been hearing from the alliance”. “Politically, NATO is engaged in building a new ‘iron curtain’ in Europe.
Ambassador Grushko outlined two factors that define Russian-NATO relations. First, the alliance’s containment policy backed by its military buildup, which represents a real threat to Moscow’s interests. Second, NATO effectively breaking off all practical cooperation with Russia.
We have to overcome the tangible heritage of the ‘cold war.’ Until recently we considered that it was an issue of the past, but the Ukraine crisis has revived the ‘cold war’ ideology.
Despite Western attempts to isolate Russia from the international community, Moscow has enough partners both in Europe and in other parts of the world.
The intentions to deter Russia contradict NATO’s interests and will cut the bloc off from constructive work in which cooperation with Russia is crucial, such as the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan. Europe’s entire state of security fully depends on the quality of NATO-Russia relations