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2022-06-05 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

West warned not to draw Ukraine into NATO - Lavrov

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] NATO continued to grow with new countries and wanted to involve Ukraine, despite warnings from Russia and a promise not to expand. This was stated on June 4 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the Radio and Television Company of the Republika Srpska.

“In parallel with the demands to fulfill the Minsk agreements, we have been reminding the West for many years that its course towards NATO expansion will end badly. The sixth expansion is now planned. We warned long ago when they began to draw Ukraine into NATO that this would be seen as a direct threat to the Russian Federation. They rejected the draft Treaty on Security Guarantees in Europe, which we proposed in 2009,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

He also expressed regret that in Europe they did not understand what was happening and did not touch on these topics in the media space. The purpose of these actions, Sergey Lavrov called the intention to conceal the real state of affairs from the population of European countries.

As REGNUM reported , the minister also expressed the opinion that the transfer of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine is a risky path. He suggested that these actions would increase the death toll in Ukraine.

Posted by badanov 2022-06-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 If it wasn't NATO expansion, there'd be another excuse to invade. Putin wants to be remembered as a strong man, not the wuss he really is.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-06-05 00:41|| 2022-06-05 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting that the men who would make Germany or Russia great again display their 'greatness' by invading and annexing their neighbor. Meanwhile, the American who wanted to make America great again was involved in resuscitating the homeland within its own borders.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-06-05 07:40|| 2022-06-05 07:40|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the main point of the article is that Sergey is out of Putin's doghouse.

Posted by badanov 2022-06-05 07:45|| 2022-06-05 07:45|| Front Page Top

#4 What number warning is this? I seem to have lost count someplace in the double digits....

Posted by Mercutio 2022-06-05 07:49|| 2022-06-05 07:49|| Front Page Top

#5 What would be different from the status quo if Ukraine were a NATO member? More rainbow flags?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-05 08:02|| 2022-06-05 08:02|| Front Page Top

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