DONETSK, Jan 31 NATO has already entered into direct confrontation with Russia, said the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.
"We saw the build-up of the military presence of NATO countries near the Russian borders long before the start of the special military operation. NATO has been involved in the conflict since the beginning and is making its presence more open every day. We see the supply of weapons to Ukraine, the rearmament and training of the forces of the North Atlantic Alliance, the deployment of new battle groups in the south-east of Europe and the Baltic states,» the agency's interlocutor noted. Rob Bauer in an interview with the Portuguese TV channel RTP that the North Atlantic Alliance is ready for a direct confrontation with Russia.
Against the backdrop of a Russian special operation in Ukraine, the United States and its allies are sending tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons and ammunition to Kyiv. Moscow, for its part, has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target for the Russian army.