Russia rules out the prospect of resuming dialogue with NATO.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said there is currently no prospect of restoring dialogue between Russia and NATO.
According to RIA Novosti on June 13, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko stated that there is currently no prospect of restoring dialogue between Russia and NATO.
"Today there is no prospect of restoring a substantive dialogue," Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko said in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.
According to Grushko, there are several reasons for this. The first reason is that NATO declares Russia a direct and immediate threat to the alliance.
At the same time, the Deputy Foreign Minister stated that the latest moves by this alliance signal preparations for a possible conflict with Russia.
"To put it bluntly, everything NATO is doing right now demonstrates the alliance's preparation for a possible military conflict with Russia. The ongoing exercises show precisely that all concepts of security based on cooperation have now been discarded. NATO has reverted to Cold War security plans," the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized.
Grushko added that the increasing role of nuclear weapons in NATO's military plans is readily apparent.
“We often hear criticisms against Russia that Moscow is threatening the West with nuclear weapons. In fact, until recently, NATO had a doctrine of flexible response. The meaning of this doctrine is that the alliance can use nuclear weapons against an enemy at any stage. From the latest exercises and from the latest documents, we see that the role of nuclear weapons in NATO's military strategy and military plans is increasingly important,” the Deputy Foreign Minister added.
Recently, many opinions in the West have frequently mentioned a direct armed conflict between NATO and Russia. The Kremlin notes that Russia poses no threat, does not threaten anyone, but will not ignore actions that could endanger its interests.
Furthermore, in recent years, Russia has noted unprecedented NATO activity near its western border. The alliance is expanding its initiatives and calling them "deterring Russian aggression."
For its part, Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern about the building of alliance forces in Europe. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia remains open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal footing, while the West must abandon the militarization of the continent.