Russian Defence Ministry Claims NATO Preparing For Large-scale Armed Conflict With Moscow
- Russian Defence Ministry Claims NATO Preparing For Large-scale Armed Conflict With Moscow
by Aparna Shandilya, https://www.republicworld.com/
The buildup of Western alliance missile systems, troops along Russia’s borders, as well as NATO’s decades-long eastward expansion, have alarmed Moscow.
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The buildup of Western alliance missile systems, troops, vessels, and aircraft along Russia’s borders, as well as NATO’s decades-long eastward expansion, have alarmed Moscow, Sputnik reported. According to Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin, NATO is preparing for a large-scale armed conflict with Russia, in violation of the Rome Declaration of 2002.
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“On December 27, at a diplomatic briefing in Moscow for 105 foreign military attaches, including officials from 14 NATO nations, according to Sputnik, Fomin said, “The bloc’s military construction has been completely reorientated toward preparing for a large-scale, high-intensity armed conflict with Russia.”
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This month, the Russian Foreign Ministry explicitly stated that Ukraine is a “red line” for Moscow that NATO should avoid crossing. In recent coalition doctrinal texts, Russia is designated without any subtlety as the principal source of challenges to alliance security, according to Fomin. Moreover, Fomin stated that NATO conducts 30 major drills featuring scenarios for military operations against Russia each year.
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