The Kremlin called NATO a “war machine”

The North Atlantic Alliance was conceived and implemented as a “war machine”, which, at the same time, was constantly approaching the borders of Russia, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, at the Knowledge marathon.

“NATO is not an instrument of peace, it is an instrument of confrontation. This is how NATO was conceived, designed and implemented – as an instrument of confrontation, it is a war machine. And she was constantly approaching our borders, ”Peskov said (quote according to TASS).

Moscow, he said, tried to discuss with NATO its concerns about the bloc’s expansion, but the alliance had no such desire.

21 April NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared about reaching a consensus by NATO members that Ukraine should become a member of the alliance. According to Peskov, such a statement confirms the correctness of the decision to conduct a special operation.

On April 20, Peskov said that excluding the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO is still one of the goals of the Russian special operation. “Because otherwise it will pose a serious, significant danger to our country, to the security of our country,” he said.

Against the backdrop of the start of a special operation in Ukraine, Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Russia and began to provide military assistance to Kyiv. US President Joe Biden has previously stressed that the country will support Ukraine “for as long as it takes.” At the end of March Stoltenberg declaredthat the conflict in Ukraine will be protracted, so Western countries need to prepare for long-term military support for Kyiv. On April 4, Finland joined NATO.