Greek Minister Panayotopoulos: NATO should prepare for a long fight with Russia 
Greek National Defense Minister Nikolaos Panayotopoulos said NATO should long struggle with Russia. RIA Novosti reports.
According to him, not a single scenario is excluded. He urged the parties to engage in dialogue to avoid unintended escalation. Panayotopoulos believes that the alliance should promote “common values that underpin the transatlantic community.”
“In the East, Russia's actions obviously devalue the freedom-loving international order that NATO openly defends. Russia appears to be facing an adversary that it cannot defeat, and in the long term, its excessive military expansion, coupled with a weak economy, is likely to undermine its position, ”he said. At the same time, the politician stressed that, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and one of the largest nuclear powers, the Russian side will remain an important player, “capable of causing serious complications.” to give “a reliable, balanced, proportionate response to Russia's aggression.” At the same time, he stressed that this should be complemented by a substantive dialogue with the Russian side “in order to avoid misunderstandings, miscalculations and unintended escalation.” lead to an “increasingly aggressive” attitude. He is confident that an arms control agreement would help reduce the risk of a collision.
On October 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following the G20 summit in Rome, announced the reluctance of the North Atlantic Alliance to establish a dialogue with Moscow. “We have no information about what NATO is going to do. We rely on facts, and the facts are such that NATO does not want any interaction with us, ”the diplomat emphasized.