The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), trying to split Europe and replenish its ranks, will soon not be able to “swallow” new members. Reports about it TASS.
In the fields of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Ministers (Merid), the OSCE of Lavrov commented on the statements of the Russian leadership on the feasibility to begin the subject negotiations on the achievement of legal guarantees of non-expansion of NATO east. He drew attention to the fact that the Alliance categorically refused it. “It was directly said, officially: legal guarantees of security guarantees can be provided only to NATO members. We asked: how so? Your leaders are the president, the Prime Minister – signed a political commitment. Their word is worth nothing? No answer to it followed “,” said Lavrov.
According to him, this principle is “either you are with us or you with Russia,” began to manifest itself in the 90s – manifests itself in the NATO position in relation to the principle of safety indivisibility. Lavrov pointed out that this is another attempt to split Europe and “drag as many countries as possible in their ranks.” “NATO will soon not be able to swallow them. And instead of adding security to this alliance, the Alliance becomes no longer so monolithic from the point of view of its initial tasks to ensure territorial defense,” the minister noted.
Lavrov added that “the new acquisition in the face of many Eastern European countries” did not add anyak, and maybe reduced the “the ability of the alliance to be a combat-ready unit and actively defend themselves.” He called on “thinking about the principles that we all supported and proclaimed.”
Earlier, Sergey Lavrov accused NATO in refusing to remove tensions from Russian borders. According to him, NATO’s activities on the escalation of the situation on the Russian borders continues.