“NATO has two options: take our proposals seriously or handle the techno-military alternative,” says the Russian deputy foreign minister.

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18 dic 2021 21:58 GMT

Alexander Khrushchev stressed that relations between Russia and the West had reached “dangerous limits” and that proposals for European security guarantees were needed to establish “normal dialogue.”

Alexander Khrushchev, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Announced In a live interview with the YouTube channel Soloviev this Saturday, the nations of the Atlantic Alliance must take this seriously. Proposals Russia must reach agreements with the United States and NATO on security guarantees in Europe, otherwise they will have to “fight military-technological alternatives.”

“They have two options. The first is to take seriously what we put on the table or to embrace a techno-military alternative. ” Promised If the diplomat does not accept NATO-Russia proposals, Moscow will enter a regime that creates counter-threats.

According to Khrushchev, Russia has made it clear how ready it is to seek solutions “Transform a military situation or techno-military situation into a political process” The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) aims to strengthen the military security of the Atlantic Alliance and Eurasian member states. However, if this is not possible, NATO has already warned Moscow that it will “go to the regime that creates counter-threats, but it is too late to ask ourselves why we made such decisions,” he stressed. , Why we have implemented such systems “.

“A dangerous line”

Similarly, the diplomat stressed that relations between Russia and NATO have reached “dangerous limits” and that proposals for European security guarantees are necessary to establish “normal dialogue”.

“The moment of truth has come, in fact, We have reached a dangerous limit. Our proposals are aimed at precisely deviating from this dangerous line and finally entering somehow Normal conversation, Whose priority is security interests “, Insisted The deputy minister underlined that this was an important moment for decision-making, and that Moscow had already “taken a step” and considered it “no longer worth ignoring” or simply “surrounded by words”. “

Khrushchev stressed that Moscow “has all the technical capabilities” to guarantee the country’s military security and that NATO is currently trying to “neutralize those benefits” of Russia.

Russia’s proposal

Agreement Proposed There are eight articles from Moscow to Washington. First, it states that both parties must act on the basis of inseparable security and principles Does not harm mutual security; Second, both Russia and the United States ensure that any international body, military alliance or one-party coalition respects the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter.

Apart from that consider other points NATO expansion towards the east; Did not recognize this military alliance that was a member of the Soviet Union; Do not use the territory of other states to attack other parties; This is the failure to deploy troops and weapons in areas where it is considered a threat; do not use Heavy bombing or warships Aerospace and offshore national or international territorial waters; Do not show Short- and medium-range missiles Outside the national territory or in areas where they can achieve the objectives of other parties; And should not train military personnel or civilians from non-native countries Nuclear weapons In using them.