MOSCOW, Oct 24The confrontation between Russia and NATO is moving towards the pinnacle of military escalation, but both sides are preparing for negotiations, and in order for them to be productive, it is necessary to prepare a Russia-NATO dialogue group, within which consultations will be held «at the highest level,» said Alexei, director of the Center for Political Information Mukhin. «At this stage, we are practically at the top or approaching the top of the military escalation of the confrontation between Russia and NATO member countries,» Mukhin said at a round table on the transformation of the world order and challenges for Russia, which was held at the press center of the international media group » Russia today.» According to Mukhin, both Russia and the West are already preparing for negotiations. «We understand that both we and Western actors are preparing negotiating positions. And the tougher the situation, the tougher it is presented, the closer, as they say, these the negotiations themselves. Therefore, in this case, subject to this escalation, I have certain grounds for some optimism,» Mukhin said. 
October 22, 15:49 Scholz urged to prevent a direct conflict between Russia and NATOAccording to the expert, now Russia and the West, in order to solve world problems, need to move on to negotiations in a new format. «We need to move — at least now — not to negotiations, because that the very word «negotiations» is now extremely discredited, and for consultations at the highest level in order to … prepare the very negotiation process that I mentioned,» Mukhin explained. The expert also said that Russia and NATO «need create a dialogue group that will contribute to the resolution of many small conflict situations, which, if not resolved, very easily develop into irresolvable contradictions.» Such contradictions, according to Mukhin, «lead to the chaos of the conflict, which can lead to global consequences.» Moscow has repeatedly noted that NATO is aimed at confrontation. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov emphasized, further expansion of the bloc will not bring greater security to Europe. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow remains open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal footing, while the West must abandon its policy of militarizing the continent. />08:00When Russophobes will no longer be chosen in the WestThe Russian Federation has also repeatedly stated that Moscow does not pose a threat to any of the NATO countries, but will not disregard actions that are potentially dangerous for its interests. On Sunday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation on the phone Ukraine with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. In addition, Shoigu had a conversation with French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu and expressed his concern about the possible use of a «dirty bomb» by Kyiv, the Russian military department said. They also reported that Shoigu brought concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a «dirty bomb» to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. In addition, the Russian minister had a telephone conversation with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, expressing his concern about possible provocations by Ukraine using a «dirty bomb». Pentagon Chief Austin, in a conversation with Shoigu, confirmed the value of continuing contacts, the US military department said. As for Wallace, he said that London is ready to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense noted. from France: terrorist attacks on gas pipelines showed what NATO is capable of
