Gorbachev: NATO Preparing For
‘Hot’ War Against Russia
© REUTERS/ Kacper Pempel
Although the participants of the NATO summit signaled
their readiness to expand constructive relations with Moscow, the main outcome
of the Warsaw meeting was the expansion of the alliance's military presence
near Russia's borders, according to the Russian newspaper Vzglyad.
The NATO summit in Warsaw saw participants paying lip-service
to the necessity of the alliance bolstering ties with Moscow, the Russian newspaper Vzglyad reported, drawing attention to the fact
that the expansion of NATO's military presence near Russian borders
was the main result of the Warsaw gathering.
The newspaper referred to Konstantin Kosachev, head of the
Russian Upper House's International Affairs Committee, who slammed the Warsaw
meeting as "a summit of lies" as its only key decision was
based on false statements about alleged threats emanating
from Russia.
He wrote on his Facebook page that "NATO's decision
to deploy its four battalions in Poland and the Baltic states are unlikely
to drastically change our relationship."
"We are not afraid of soldiers, we are
scared of politicians who, knowing full well that there is no threat
from Russia, continue to deceive millions of people. This is why
the Warsaw gathering is a summit of lies," according to him.
Former president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, for his part, described NATO's steps as a
preparation for war. Vzglyad quoted him as saying that "the
Warsaw summit's rhetoric almost shows that the alliance is declaring war
against Russia."
"They talk about defense, but actually
they are preparing for an offensive," he pointed out.
He was echoed by military expert Alexander Perendzhiyev, who
in an interview with the Vzglyad lashed out at NATO's double
standards, saying that in official documents, the alliance calls Russia a
potential threat on par with Daesh, while declaring its
unwillingness to see Russia as an enemy.
"NATO's official documents enable the alliance
to receive further funding in order to develop its
infrastructure near Russian borders," he said.
Perendzhiyev also lambasted NATO for failing to analyze the
international situation, especially when it comes to European security and
the threat of terrorism. He expressed doubt about the necessity
of deploying "thousands of [NATO] servicemen near the Russian
border."
He added that it is much easier for NATO to recognize Russia
as the enemy rather than to signal its readiness to contain
international terrorism.
"The terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris
showed NATO's full helplessness as far as tackling terrorism is
concerned, and they will continue to demonstrate this weakness in the
future. It is much more convenient for them to speak of the
alliance opposing Russia," he said.
According to him, clinching an agreement on cooperation
between NATO and the European Union became another major result
of the Warsaw summit.
Perendzhiyev said that such accords allow NATO to take advantage of the resources
of the European countries that are not members of the alliance,
including Austria, Sweden and Finland.
"This treaty may turn the EU into a kind of NATO branch
because in the course of this interaction it is the US which will
dominate," he said, adding that the Warsaw summit could be described
as the European states engaging in self-deception.
The NATO summit took place in the Polish capital of Warsaw
on July 8-9. The alliance has agreed to deploy four battalions
to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.
The member countries also decided to launch a European missile
defense shield and bolster their presence in the Black Sea.
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