The West wants the current military conflict to spread to the Asia-Pacific region.
(Baonghean.vn) - That is the opinion of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. He also believes that the "indivisible alliance" that NATO is trying to impose has violated the principle of global security.
Specifically, speaking at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's largest annual military diplomacy event on October 30, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu declared that the Western alliance is seeking to expand the current conflict provoked by Europe to Asia.
“Having created a serious crisis in Europe, the West is looking at the possibility of spreading it to the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, in a number of directions,” Mr. Shoigu said.
The minister stressed that the direct involvement of nuclear-armed states in this confrontation would amplify “strategic risks.”
Mr. Shoigu noted that recently the West has been actively pursuing the possibility of deploying its military to the region, under the pretext of creating “a Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security alliance,” which would justify the presence of NATO military bases in Asia.
According to the Russian minister, such an approach seriously undermines the principle of unified security, promoted by Russia and China, which Chinese President Xi Jinping calls “a community with a shared future”.
Mr. Shoigu affirmed that Russia-China relations are becoming more and more attractive to other countries, adding that “the group of our friends and like-minded people who do not want to be drawn into the confrontational agenda imposed by the Western collective is growing.”
Tensions in the Asia-Pacific region have recently increased, revolving around many issues including Taiwan, the situation on the Korean Peninsula…
