Lavrov: The West is using the myth of the Russian threat for the arms race
The West is using the myth of the supposed “Russian threat” only to increase the arms race, and at the same time forming the contours of a new military alliance in Europe with a nuclear component. This idea was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the XXXII Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (CFDP), reports TASS.
“[Западными странами] “a line has been taken to restore the size and combat readiness of the armies of European states, transfer the military-industrial complexes of NATO countries to wartime mode, and work has begun, still conceptual, on the contours of the formation of a European military alliance with a nuclear component,” the minister warned during the Assembly.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that the Agreement on Mutual Security Guarantees between Russia and the West, which was discussed in 2021, is no longer relevant. According to him, the events taking place now “in the western azimuth” are the task of the military and representatives of law enforcement agencies, and not diplomats.
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