Leonid Slutsky: “The NATO mission turned out to be“ impossible ”. And the blame for this lies entirely with the leadership of the North Atlantic bloc “


Leonid Slutsky: “The NATO mission turned out to be“ impossible ”. And the blame for this lies entirely with the leadership of the North Atlantic bloc ”

The suspension of the activities of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to NATO, as well as the termination of the activities of the Information Bureau and the Alliance’s Military Liaison Mission in Moscow are more than an adequate response to the recent expulsion of eight Russian diplomats from Brussels. Russia tolerated attacks on itself for a long time.

The alliance took an openly confrontational stance towards Russia, and the statements of NATO representatives about the need for dialogue were clearly at odds with deeds. I fully agree with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov – under such circumstances, we can no longer pretend that there are any prospects for positive changes in relations with NATO in the near future.

We were ready for dialogue, but it is possible only on an equal basis. The collective West has made a lot of efforts in recent years to curtail contacts. As they say, what they fought for…. “

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