Senator Tsekov: we will resume dialogue with NATO when the alliance stops educating Moscow will cease to “educate” Russia. Such conditions for the restoration of dialogue with the organization in a conversation with “Lenta.ru” were named by a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Sergei Tsekov.
According to the senator, the decision to resume the dialogue between Russia and NATO depends solely on Moscow. “We are ready to resume relations on a mutually beneficial and mutually respectful basis. And there is no point in participating in all these events as a student whom NATO will educate, “Tsekov emphasized.
He noted that the alliance has significantly expanded eastward over the past decade. At the same time, the Russian politician stressed, NATO allows itself to make statements about the inadmissibility of the thesis about the spheres of influence of Russia and immediately teaches Moscow how to live. Under such conditions, according to him, there can be no question of restoring relationships. “Everything should be on the basis of mutual interest and respect. NATO has not had this respect for us in recent years, “the politician concluded.
On December 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the North Atlantic Alliance to give guarantees of non-expansion to the borders of Russia. Speaking at a collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 18, he said that Russia is a peace-loving state that wants to create “an atmosphere of good-neighborliness and partnership in the post-Soviet space.” However, the President expressed confidence that NATO, on the contrary, is determined to actively confront Moscow.