German Federal Chancellor Olaf ScholzMOSCOW, Jan 23 New Eastern European countries join NATO now is not planned, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung. «The entry of new countries of Eastern Europe into NATO is not on the agenda at all now,» the head of the German government said. bloc that unites the countries of the North Atlantic. «As democracies, we unite our security interests within NATO,» Scholz added. The Bundestag determined the key role of Russia in the security of EuropeIn January, a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council was held in Brussels. At the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko “honestly, frankly, without trying to go around corners” indicated that a further deterioration in the situation in relations between Russia and the West could lead to the most unpredictable and grave consequences for European security. The Kremlin insists on ending the bloc’s military cooperation with post-Soviet countries, refusal to create bases on their territory, restrictions on the deployment of strike weapons near the Russian border, the removal of American nuclear weapons from Europe and guarantees of non-expansion of NATO to the east. The Secretary General of the Stoltenberg alliance, in response to Russia's demand, announced his desire to restore the mission in Moscow, as well as the Russian diplomatic presence in headquarters in Brussels. Nevertheless, he spoke out against the idea of Ukraine not joining the bloc.
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