Senator: Russia until no need to expand military presence in the West
Russia is ready for a possible extension of a permanent NATO presence in the countries of Eastern Europe, it is not for her discovery, but as long as necessary in symmetric measures no, said Last news from the Department of Council of Federation on defense And security Dmitry Sablin.
Member countries of NATO against the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine have possibility to take measures for permanent placement of troops in Eastern Europe, informed earlier, the Agency Reuters referring to the commander of the NATO forces in the European Union American General Philip Breedlove. Currently, NATO troops are present in the States of Eastern Europe on the basis of short-term rotation.
" These statements say ABOUT the fact That the mask break down completely. And earlier it was Clear That the deployment of ABM systems in Eastern Europe have already talked about expanding databases of the CIS in the East, " said Sablin, adding That such statements remind the times of the " cold war ". The Senator reminded That according to the agreements 1984 And 1989, NATO took on his own shoulders the commitment not to expand its presence in Eastern Europe. Now all These commitments " went away ", summarized it.
Noting That the Russian Federation will be able to spot the opportunity to " adequately respond to These challenges ", Sablin noticed That as long as Russia is not worth the need to expand its military presence in the West." Our equipped with weapons forces will make a decision about the return response in response to real actions of the Commonwealth, " he said.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in an interview to the German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on may 4, said That the Russian Federation currently operates more like the enemy and not as a partner. In his vision, there is a need to make NATO a " more prominent " on the area of member countries. What about the promises not to post on a permanent basis troops And weapons in the new member States of NATO that the Alliance gave Russia 1997, that, According to the Secretary-General, it has no effect when you change the security level.
After the exacerbation of the situation in Ukraine, the head of the Ministry of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu said about the " unprecedented " growth of activity of the military might of the USA And NATO in Eastern Europe of the Russian borders. The chief of the Russian General staff Valery Gerasimov paid attention of the head of Committee of chiefs of staff of the U.S. armed forces Martin Dempsey on the increase in the number of aviation And U.S. troops in the Baltic States And Poland And the courts of the Commonwealth in the Black sea. The US used the situation to return to discussions with allies in NATO the question of raising military expenditures in the Commonwealth countries.
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