NATO informs that does not seek confrontation with Russia

Vladimir Dobrovolsky. NATO opposes equating his teachings to the teachings of the Russian Federation in the report of the British experts who spoke about the training of NATO and Russia to confront each other, and declares that it is not seeking confrontation with Russia, according to a communiqu? of the Commonwealth.

before the British centre for European Leadership Network issued a report stating that NATO and Russia are preparing for a confrontation. The center's specialists analyzed the course of recent large-scale military exercises of Russia With the participation of 80 thousand people and NATO With the participation of fifteen thousand in March and June 2015 respectively. They made an interactive map illustrating scenarios and deployment exercises. The report is an eloquent name of " Preparing for the worst: reinforce whether the military doctrines of NATO and Russia the possibility of war in the European Union?"

"Today's European Leadership Network report mistakenly puts on a par the doctrines of NATO and Russia. The Russian defense Ministry stated on more than 4000 military exercises this year, which is 10 times more than NATO and the allies propose to undertake during the same period of time, " reads the communiqu? of the Commonwealth. The document also notes that " Russia was included in the recent teachings of nuclear power."

"NATO has stated many times that we are not seeking confrontation with Russia," says the Alliance. In the communiqu? repeated NATO's position, according to which, the scale of Russian military exercises " increase tensions, not reduce it."" Russia specifically avoids military transparency and predictability. It is specifically bypassed the requirements for notification and monitoring exercises on the Vienna document of the OSCE and on an ongoing basis using exceptions for large scale is not declared "surprise" exercises ", - said in a communiqu?.

for its part, the Alliance claims that his teachings are " open to observers, and among them from Russia "." in reality, all NATO exercises are announced for a few months, the information is published on the website of NATO. Russia relentlessly rejects proposals to NATO on greater transparency, which started long before the current decline, " said the Alliance. The Alliance accuses the Russian Federation in the creation of interference in the execution of the Treaty on conventional armed forces in the European Union (CFE), open skies Treaty and the Vienna document.

NATO allies amid dispute with Russia over Ukraine told about the number of measures to increase military activities in the European Union, including the strengthening of rapid response forces, the growth of U.S. troops on the continent, the dramatic expansion of the program of exercises and patrols, as well as the growth of military spending. Russia said that the story is about the unprecedented expansion of the NATO at its borders.


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