The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, said that the country does not have and did not have plans to attack the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO).
“The Russian Federation has never threatened NATO. We have neither geopolitical nor military interests to attack the states of the bloc. We are simply protecting our people in our historical territories“, Shoigu said during a meeting of defense ministers of the SCO member countries in Astana.
He emphasized that Russia has always made every effort to maintain strategic stability and the balance of power in the world.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov previously emphasized: if the North Atlantic Alliance places nuclear facilities on Polish territory, they will become a military target for the Russian Federation. According to him, the expansion of the alliance’s nuclear missions is destabilizing and also threatens the security of Russia.
Former intelligence officer of the United States Armed Forces Scott Ritter previously noted that the Russian Federation can destroy the armies of NATO countries at any time due to their inability to gather into a single force. He also pointed to the experience and capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces (AF).
