Chairman of the Commission on Information Policy and Interaction with the Media of the Federation Council Alexei Pushkov. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 28The United States is not going to change its military expansion strategy, despite Russia's demand, Senator Alexei Pushkov wrote on Telegram. The senator noted that the written response to the proposals on security guarantees submitted to Moscow by Washington and Brussels does not contain a clause on refusing to expand NATO to the east. In his opinion, Western partners want to focus on topics that do not play a priority role for the Russian side. «So, the US response suggests a serious conversation, but on secondary issues, as Lavrov said. Which, in fact, was expected. The US does not intend to change strategy military expansion,» Pushkov said. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that the United States, in its response on security guarantees, did not declare the non-expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance to the east.
Peskov commented on the US response on security guaranteesIn recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine and, against this background, are strengthening their presence in Eastern Europe. Moscow rejects all claims and reminds that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements: the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated half of the army’s personnel near the line of contact and fire at the militias from prohibited weapons. grouping at the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation of the situation is the actions of the United States and NATO, which are «pumping» Ukraine with weapons, thereby pushing it to military adventures. Against this background, at the end of last year, Moscow handed over draft documents on security guarantees to Brussels and Washington. Russia insists on ending the bloc's military cooperation with the post-Soviet countries, refusing to create bases on their territory, limiting the deployment of strike weapons near the Russian border, removing American nuclear weapons from Europe and not expanding NATO to the east.
January 12, 08:43 Infographic Draft Security Assurance Agreement between Russia and NATOInfographic View
