Pushkov criticized General Carter's words about tensions between the West and Russia that Russia and the West are now experiencing greater tension than during the Cold War. He wrote about this in his Telegram channel.
Pushkov commented on the general's statement that the migration crisis on the border of Poland and Belarus could lead to an open conflict. “Really? Are four thousand migrants threatening Britain now? ” – he noted.
A member of the Federation Council stressed that the nature of these events may be completely different, and that Western countries are militarily closer to Russia, including in the Black and Baltic Seas, in Ukraine and in The Baltics. He added that the situation has worsened for a long time and the reason for what is happening was not migrants. “The war has already become icy,” summed up Pushkov.
It is noted that Carter had previously stated that tensions in relations between Russia and Western countries could lead to conflict due to any “accident”. As an example, he cited the migration crisis on the border of Belarus.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova criticized Western countries for their unwillingness to help migrants on the border of Poland and Belarus. Zakharova noted that the West first “lured” migrants into its thickets and thickets, and now turns away from them. She stressed that it is necessary to collectively organize assistance to migrants, and not engage in “political talk”.