The countries of Eastern Europe, dominated by Russophobic sentiments expressed interest in expanding NATO to the East, to strengthen its military and political influence, said on Thursday the head of the international Department of the state Duma, Alexei Pushkov.
" in a number of Eastern European countries, we continue to face strong Russophobia, which is really the second national ideology to the political class these States. In the 1st place, I mean the Baltic States, Poland, Romania, " said the people's choice.
He believes that such countries see the expansion of NATO the opportunity to turn into support US on the European continent and, consequently, to increase their own military and political weight.
" for this reason, they are highly expressed interest in making the ranks of the NATO Ukraine, Georgia and Mongolia, countries that are our common border or border with our neighbours, " he added Pushkov.
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