[Regnum] The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, responded to a statement by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer , who said that the alliance began preparations for confrontation with Russia long before the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine.
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“It’s a pity that the admiral didn’t add that both Saakashvili and the Maidans are all the work of the United States, nothing more than American provocative projects,” Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel.
Bauer said on October 3 that, in fact, since 2008, the military began working to change its thinking to the principles of collective defense. He added that before the start of the special operation, NATO deployed four battalion battle groups in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in February that the alliance countries must be prepared for the fact that the confrontation with Russia will last for many years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in August that NATO continues to increase its capabilities, using military and non-military means of pressure on Moscow. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that the West, by pumping Ukraine with weapons, is fueling the conflict.
The American magazine The Atlantic in September predicted the collapse of NATO because of Ukraine. The material noted that the conflict in Ukraine could become a catalyst for the collapse of the alliance by 2025.