Vershbow said Russia should be grateful to NATO for eastward expansion
The former deputy (he left the post just a few days ago) of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance and the former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation Alexander Vershbow gave an interview Deutshe Welle Zhanna Nemtsova (daughter of B.Nemtsov). The main part of the interview was devoted to the relationship of the North Atlantic Alliance with Russia.
Mr. Vershbow’s truly “outstanding” tirade can be considered his statement on the expansion of NATO to the east. According to Vershbow’s logic, Russia, first, has somehow somehow “provoked” the expansion of NATO to its own borders, and, secondly, Moscow should be grateful to NATO for the fact that as a result of the expansion, democratic states. "
From the statement of the former deputy secretary general of NATO:
But if the danger is in the south, then why is NATO expanding precisely in the eastern direction - in the direction of Russia? But this question was not asked to Mr. Vershbow. However, the former deputy secretary general of NATO received another question. He sounded like this:
Vershbow actually walked away from a direct response, saying only that Russia "was itself a member of the Kosovo group."
Was what? According to the logic of NATO, how can this be connected with the NATO bombing of Belgrade? Or Vershbow is trying to declare that Russia is to blame for the fact that NATO has begun to strike.
Well, if so, then it is not clear why NATO uses such harsh rhetoric towards the Russian Federation, because Russia today is trying to prevent NATO from repeating the Yugoslav “mistake” and not dividing other states. And this means that NATO should already be grateful to Russia for being in favor of stable democratic states in the Middle East.
Mr. Vershbow’s truly “outstanding” tirade can be considered his statement on the expansion of NATO to the east. According to Vershbow’s logic, Russia, first, has somehow somehow “provoked” the expansion of NATO to its own borders, and, secondly, Moscow should be grateful to NATO for the fact that as a result of the expansion, democratic states. "
From the statement of the former deputy secretary general of NATO:
The expansion of NATO has created a community of stable democratic states at the western borders of Russia, making this border safer. The instability, with which, in fact, Russia has to deal - it is in the south, not the west. However, it is beneficial for the Kremlin to portray NATO as an enemy.
But if the danger is in the south, then why is NATO expanding precisely in the eastern direction - in the direction of Russia? But this question was not asked to Mr. Vershbow. However, the former deputy secretary general of NATO received another question. He sounded like this:
The alliance may have destroyed its reputation because of operations in Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. You blamed the crisis on Russia. It turns out, NATO did not make mistakes?
Vershbow actually walked away from a direct response, saying only that Russia "was itself a member of the Kosovo group."
Was what? According to the logic of NATO, how can this be connected with the NATO bombing of Belgrade? Or Vershbow is trying to declare that Russia is to blame for the fact that NATO has begun to strike.
Well, if so, then it is not clear why NATO uses such harsh rhetoric towards the Russian Federation, because Russia today is trying to prevent NATO from repeating the Yugoslav “mistake” and not dividing other states. And this means that NATO should already be grateful to Russia for being in favor of stable democratic states in the Middle East.
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