MOSCOW: Russia-NATO relations are worsening however Moscow has no intention of coming into a battle with a NATO nation, Russian Deputy Overseas Minister Alexander Grushko stated in an interview revealed on Thursday (Apr 4).
In feedback to mark NATO’s seventy fifth anniversary, Grushko instructed Russian state information company RIA that relations had been “predictably and intentionally” deteriorating, and all channels of dialogue between Moscow and the alliance had been delivered to a “crucial zero” stage by Washington and Brussels.
“Is the navy bloc prepared for an open battle with Russia? You might want to ask the NATO members themselves. In any case, we have now no such intentions concerning the member international locations of the alliance,” Grushko stated.
President Vladimir Putin launched what he known as his “particular navy operation” in Ukraine in 2022 with the acknowledged intention of stopping NATO from increasing its footprint near Russia. However the battle has served to galvanise the alliance, which has expanded to 32 members by admitting Finland and Sweden.
NATO says it’s serving to Ukraine struggle for its survival within the face of Russian aggression, and has supplied Kyiv with superior weapons, coaching and intelligence.
Russia says that makes NATO de facto a celebration to the battle. Putin stated in February {that a} direct battle between Russia and NATO would imply the planet was one step away from World Conflict Three.
