MOSCOW, Jul 5 Russia needs to reuse the concept of «near abroad», friends are called relatives and relatives, said Konstantin Kosachev, vice-speaker of the Federation Council. some special policy towards these countries, so that it would not be customary for Russia to build some special relations with them,» the politician wrote in his Telegram channel.
June 29, 08:54 Kosachev: Oslo violates human rights by not allowing Russian cargo to pass He noted that over the past quarter century, NATO shamelessly turned first the countries of Eastern Europe, then the Baltics, and now Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia into «near abroad» , these are the backyards of the North Atlantic Alliance, but even there nothing is allowed and no one except Brussels and Washington, «he said. According to him,» this is how, according to Freud, our Western neighbors betray their insides, seeing the rest of the world in the backyards, and Russia is accused of hostility only because it doesn’t fit in these backyards, but simply, by definition, is not going to fit. >June 24, 13:59 CIS defense ministers analyzed the situation in the world «Knowing their own history, protecting their people and promoting their vital interests,» Kosachev stressed. lexicon and in our foreign policy practice the term «near abroad». Geography cannot be altered, and in terms of content there is nothing humiliating for Russia’s partners: friends and relatives are called relatives, and “abroad” in this case will only emphasize respect for the independence and sovereignty of neighbors,” the legislator noted. That is, those qualities of the Russian strategy in the outside world, which are not in sight in the new NATO strategy, «without any reason declaring Russia the main threat to itself, to its loved ones,» the parliamentarian added. jpg» />July 1, 12:52Union StateLukashenko called on the CIS countries to move closer to the union of Belarus and Russia
