“NATO has two paths,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said.

Alexander Grushko stressed that relations between Russia and the West had reached a “dangerous line” and that proposals for European security guarantees were necessary to establish a “normal dialogue”.

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko announced today, Saturday, during an interview with Youtube Solovyov Live said that NATO countries must take seriously Russia’s proposals to reach agreements with the United States and NATO on security guarantees in Europe, otherwise they will have to “deal with a military-technical alternative”.

«They have two ways. The first is to take seriously what we have put on the table, or deal with a military technical alternative,” the diplomat said, adding that in the event that NATO does not accept the Russian proposals, Moscow will enter the system of creating counter-threats.

According to Groshko, Russia has made it clear that it is ready to look for solutions on how to do this Transforming a “military or military-technical scenario into a political process” It aims to enhance the military security of the member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Atlantic allies and Eurasia. But he stressed that if this was not possible, then NATO had previously warned that Moscow “will also move to a system of creating counter-threats, but then it will be too late to ask ourselves why we made such decisions, why we implemented such systems.” .

“dangerous line”

Similarly, the diplomat emphasized that relations between Russia and NATO had reached a “dangerous line” and that proposals on European security guarantees were necessary to establish a “normal dialogue”.

“It is time for the truth. Indeed, We have come to a dangerous streak. Our proposals are specifically aimed at moving away from this dangerous streak and eventually entering some kind of normal dialogueThe deputy minister stressed that this is a key moment for decision-making and that Moscow, in turn, has already “taken a step” and proceeds from the fact that it “would not be.” It can be ignored. Or simply, “to enclose in words.”

Grushko stressed that Moscow “has all the technical capabilities” to ensure the country’s military security and that NATO is currently working on trying to “neutralize those advantages” for Russia.

Russia’s proposal

The agreement proposed by Moscow to Washington consists of eight articles. The first states that both parties must act on the principles of indivisible security and Do not cause harm to mutual security; Second, that both Russia and the United States ensure that any international organization, military alliance or alliance in which one of the parties is involved respects the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations.

Other points envisaged except for NATO expansion to the east; non-admission of states that were members of the USSR into this military alliance; not to use the territory of other countries to attack the other party; not deploy forces and weapons in areas where this may be perceived as a threat; Do not use Heavy bombers or warships outside national or international airspace and territorial waters; don’t show Short to medium range surface-to-air missiles outside the national territory or in areas in which they can achieve the objectives of the other party; And not to train soldiers or civilians from countries that do not have them nuclear weapons in use.