Russia has the potential to threaten Europe, said the head of the joint Committee of chiefs of staff of the military might of the U.S. General Martin Dempsey in conversation. Russia has a geographical advantage in the European Union, said an American military official. He believes that such long-range aircraft and reminders about the nuclear potential of Russia sends to Europe and the US signals about the fact that prepared to use its military instruments. Americans, According to Martin Dempsey, spent a lot of time in attempting to understand the desires of Russia. in addition to nuclear weapons and military equipment from the capital of Russia is non-coercive instruments that represent a threat to the West, drew the attention of the General. Such tools Martin Dempsey took the propaganda in the media, training and in many cases aid to the armed forces, and also conduct surprise military exercises conventional military power, who have the opportunity to present a threat to European borders. review American General, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will seek to discredit and eventually destroy NATO." As Dempsey said, NATO strengthens the protection of member countries of the block, as well as countries that are partners of the Commonwealth. He said that American instructors train the Ukrainian national guard and conduct "extremely active in the campaign" help Georgia in carrying out military reform. yesterday the President of Russia in interview to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera said to imagine that Russia will attack a NATO country, only unhealthy people, certain countries are simply speculating on the fears of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin suggested that Americans do not want rapprochement of Russia and Europe, and want to preserve their superiority in the Atlantic community and for that they need external threat. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Before the US and EU has imposed punishment on a number of Russian Residents, they are prohibited from entering the EU because of their positions on Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year the sanctions list, many times replenished with new individuals and legal entities. Summer 2014 was added and sectoral economic penalties. In accordance with the Treaty of 1949, the main task of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and security of its member States by political and military means. NATO guarantees the protection of common values allies - democracy, freedom, identity, rule of law and the peaceful settlement of disputes, and also promotes these values throughout the Euro-Atlantic region. NATO provides a forum for public consultations of States in North America and Europe on security issues of common concern, and for joint actions aimed at their solution. The purpose of the organization is to ensure the collective security of its members in the Euro-Atlantic region, an attack on one member is treated As an attack on the Union in General. Under the NATO Charter, it is open to new members who are likely to develop the principles of the Treaty and to contribute to collective security.