In recent years, Western countries began to listen to & nbsp; concerns and & nbsp; warnings of Russia , in & nbsp; unlike & nbsp; times of NATO expansion, when Moscow's opinion was ignored, said President Vladimir Putin, speaking at & nbsp; an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Foreign Ministry. A transcript of his speech was published on the & nbsp; Kremlin website.
Putin believes that this state of tension in the West should be maintained as long as possible to ensure the security of Russia.
“ Our recent warnings make themselves felt, they have a certain effect '', & nbsp; & mdash; said the president. “ A certain tension did arise there, '' & nbsp; & mdash; stated & nbsp; he. According to Putin, this state should be maintained as long as possible, “ so that it would not come to them & nbsp; to arrange for us on & nbsp; our western borders some kind of conflict that is not & nbsp; we need. '' Addressing & nbsp; Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Putin instructed to seek the provision of Russia with serious, long-term security guarantees in the & nbsp; western direction.
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The President noted that & nbsp; before & nbsp; before the military infrastructure of the NATO bloc approached & nbsp; Russia's borders, Moscow's relations with Western countries, including the United States, were “ unique '' and & nbsp; almost allied. However, then the Western countries did not & nbsp; listen to & nbsp; Russia. “ Despite & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; relations between Russia and & nbsp; our Western partners, including the United States, were unique, the level of relations was almost & nbsp; allied, our concerns and & nbsp; & nbsp; warnings about & nbsp; NATO expansion to & nbsp; east were completely ignored & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; Putin said.
He added that & nbsp; several waves of NATO expansion brought the bloc's military infrastructure close to & nbsp; Russia's borders. “ A & nbsp; in & nbsp; Romania and & nbsp; Poland & nbsp; missile defense systems have already been deployed, which can be easily used & lt; & hellip; & gt; under shock complexes & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the president emphasized.
Despite & nbsp; all the difficulties, it is necessary to negotiate with the & nbsp; West, including on & nbsp; security guarantees. Addressing & nbsp; diplomats, the president noted that & nbsp; sees, despite & nbsp; masks, skeptical smiles.
& nbsp; Can & nbsp; can & nbsp; count and & nbsp; hope for & nbsp; the seriousness of possible agreements on & nbsp; this area, keeping in mind that & nbsp; we & nbsp; still deal with, to put it mildly, not & nbsp; very reliable partners: they easily refuse & nbsp; any prior agreements. Nevertheless & nbsp; no matter how difficult it is & nbsp; it is necessary to work on & nbsp; and & nbsp; I ask you to keep this in mind & nbsp;, & nbsp; & mdash; the President instructed the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In & nbsp; June 2021, in & nbsp; addressing & nbsp; participants and & nbsp; guests & nbsp; IX Moscow Conference on & nbsp; International Security, Putin said that & nbsp; the North Atlantic Alliance refuses to consider Russia's proposals on & nbsp; de-escalation of tension, but & nbsp; nbsp; healthy & nbsp; meaning and & nbsp; desire to develop constructive relationships & raquo; will prevail in the end.
“Russia has put forward a proposal to & nbsp; develop a new“ security equation ”. It should take into account all factors affecting & nbsp; strategic stability in & nbsp; their & nbsp; interconnections & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the president said then. In his & nbsp; opinion, a willingness to & nbsp; compromise can be beneficial.
Developing a new 'safety equation' Russia and the United States should take into account in & nbsp; including the situation in & nbsp; space and & nbsp; cybersecurity issues, noted before & nbsp; Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. In addition, strategic defensive and & nbsp; strategic offensive weapons should be taken into account in & nbsp; their & nbsp; interconnections, and & nbsp; also strategic offensive weapons in & nbsp; non-nuclear equipment, Ryabkov pointed out.