The Russian side insists on ending the policy of containment as a prerequisite for contacts
Russia has officially announced the impossibility of resuming dialogue with NATO until the Alliance changes its course on containing Moscow. At the same time, the Russian side claims it remains open to disarmament negotiations provided its interests are taken into account. This was reported by Glavcom, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
Resuming contacts between the Russian side and the North Atlantic Alliance is currently impossible due to the bloc’s ongoing policy. This was reported by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Office, Natalia Fuzhenkova, emphasizing that any attempts to revive the negotiation process without revising the current course are doomed to failure.
Moscow’s demands to the Alliance
The representative of Russia noted that for constructive interaction, Western states must shift to principles of equality and mutual respect. According to her, a mandatory prerequisite for dialogue is taking into account the so-called justified concerns and security needs articulated by the Kremlin. At the same time, the Russian side has officially declared its readiness to discuss disarmament issues if the aforementioned conditions are met.
Context of relations with the West
The stated position comes against the backdrop of systemic aggravation in relations between Moscow and NATO, caused by Russia’s ongoing full-scale aggression against Ukraine. The Alliance continues to build up defensive capabilities on its eastern flank and provides support to Ukrainian defense forces, exercising the right to collective security.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine’s integration into NATO is an element of general stability in the region. The head of state suggested that Ukraine’s membership in the military bloc could have been a safer scenario for Russia itself than the continuation of its current foreign policy course outside Western alliances.
Photo: Glavcom
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