Russia accuses NATO of continuing to be an “instrument of confrontation” in Europe

The Kremlin today accused the NATOwhich celebrates 75 years since its foundation on Thursday, to continue being a “instrument of confrontation” in Europe at the service of U.S.

“O NATO continues to demonstrate its essence, since NATO was conceived as an alliance, configured, created and directed by USA as an instrument of confrontation, especially on the European continent. And, in this sense, it continues to fulfill its function“, he said Dmitri Peskovspokesperson for Kremlinduring his daily telephone press conference.

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Peskov guaranteed that the aforementioned block “It currently does not contribute in any way to the security, predictability and stability of security on the continent.”.

“On the contrary, it is a destabilizing factor” he claimed.

As for the relationships between Russia and NATO, highlighted that, “In practice, these relationships led to a level of direct confrontation”.

“The NATO countries, the Alliance itself, are not constantly increasing (its presence), but they have already become involved in the conflict of Ukraine” he claimed.

He accused the allies of continuing their approach and strengthening the presence of their military infrastructure towards the Russian border.

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The Kremlin has been accusing NATO for months of directly participating in the war in Ukraine, supplying enormous quantities of weapons to the Kyivwhich, according to Moscowit will only prolong the conflict and the suffering of Ukrainians.

At the same time, he condemned comments by some European leaders about the possible sending, if necessary, of troops to Ukraine, something that the The White House was completely discarded.

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinalso denied plans to attack NATO member countries, a statement supported today by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrovwho dismissed these suspicions as “absurd and absurd”.

Source: Elcomercio

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