The myth of the «Russian threat» is beneficial to the West, said Gatilov

GENEVA, Feb 10, Elizaveta Isakova.The myth of the «Russian threat in Ukraine» is beneficial to the West, it allows you to increase military budgets and build up a military presence near the borders with Russia, Gennady Gatilov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Geneva Office, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. «The myth of Russian aggression against Ukraine is beneficial both from a political and, if you like, a commercial point of view, an undertaking. By inflating it, our opponents solve several problems at once,» Gatilov said. jpg» />08:31Gatilov called accusations against Russia an attempt to mislead the worldAccording to him, such unsubstantiated statements are used as an argument to strengthen transatlantic solidarity and justify the absence of an alternative to the NATO-centric model of ensuring security in Europe. The myth of the «Russian threat» is deliberately fueled to confirm the need for large-scale military construction, re-equipment of the armed forces, and an increase in military budgets. cement the foundation of North Atlantic unity based on the containment of Russia. The fact that the statements of the Russian authorities about the absence of any intention to take military actions against Ukraine are completely ignored in Washington and other Western capitals, only confirms what was said above, » — the permanent representative emphasized. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.Read the full text of the interview >>April 26, 2019, 11:49The Foreign Ministry called US statements about the growth of the Russian nuclear threat a myth