Vershbow: the policy of the Russian Federation is forcing NATO to be considered as enemy
Zam. the Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow believes that Russia's policy forces the Alliance to start considering the country not as a partner but as a rival.
first of some NATO countries, and among them the US and the UK, revealed that suspend and practical military cooperation NATO and Russia, but keep the contacts of the Council Russia-NATO at the level of ambassadors and above. Defence Ministers of these States have agreed to reconsider relations with Russia at a meeting in June.
" Clearly, Russia declared NATO's enemy, for this reason, we must begin to consider Russian Federation now not as a partner but more as an enemy than a partner, " said Vershbow, speaking to a small group of reporters in the U.S. capital. According to his statement, which leads to the Agency, Russia's policy on Ukraine radically affected the relations of NATO and Russia.
in connection with the political crisis in Ukraine, NATO has increased its air defense mission in the Baltic countries. On the base of Zokniai were further directed six fighters of the US air force, and two aircraft-tanker. On the first day of the week eight fighters of great Britain and France came to Lithuania and Poland to strengthen patrolling the air space of the Baltic States. Typhoon fighters of the Royal air force placed on an air base near Siauliai, and four Rafale fighter air forces of France - in the Polish town of Malbork.
first Deputy defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said that to establish equal partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation with NATO in the capital of Russia failed. According to him, after all the positive things that have been achieved in the last few years, relations with the Alliance from the first shock " collapsed like a house of cards ". However, noted the Deputy head of the Agency, in cooperation between Russia and NATO interest to both sides equally.