Vene välisminister Sergei Lavrov ütles, et NATO väidab end olevat kaitseorganisatsioon, „kuid see ei päästnud Jugoslaaviat, Liibüat ega Afganistani”. Neis riikides ei läinud NATO end kaitsma, lisas ta.
Lavrov ütles, et NATO juhid püüavad küll kinnitada pärast ähvardusi Balti riikidest, et see on puhtalt kaitseliit, aga Venemaa ei usu seda. Samuti ei usuta, et NATO ei kavatse Venemaad rünnata.
Vene välisminister ütles, et Moskva suhtub NATO kinnitustesse filosoofiliselt, kuna täna räägitakse üht, homme teist.
„Me kuulame neid, kuid hoiame kõrvad lahti,” lisas ta, süüdistades blokki püüdlustes laiendada oma sõjalist kohalolekut Kaug-Idas ning Kagu- ja Kirde-Aasias.
Sergey Lavrov says Russia doesn’t believe NATO is a purely defensive alliance, despite assurances from its leadership that it has no plans to attack Russia.
“We’ve heard many times that NATO is a defensive alliance, but that didn’t save Yugoslavia, it didn’t save Afghanistan, and it didn’t save Libya,” Lavrov said.
The Russian foreign minister said Moscow was taking a “philosophical” view of NATO’s assurances because “today they say one thing, tomorrow another.”
“We hear them, but we keep our ears open,” he added, accusing the bloc of attempting to expand its military presence into the Far East, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.
— Brian McDonald (@BrianMcDonaldIE) October 6, 2026
FM #Lavrov: NATO says it is ’defensive’, but this DID NOT save Yugoslavia, Libya or Afghanistan.
❗️ Russia hears #NATO’s statements about preparing for war with Russia and is staying alert. https://t.co/Woxw6u4ex9
— Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺 (@EmbassyofRussia) October 6, 2026
