Moscow’s reaction to NATO’s preemptive attacks against Russia – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Sputnik, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the statements of a NATO official about possible preemptive attacks against Russia.

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said: “The recent statements of the NATO official about preemptive attacks are a very irresponsible step and indicate the alliance’s readiness to continue moving towards the escalation of tensions.”

In a statement published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zakharova said: “Brussels likes to repeat the slogan of the purely “defensive” nature of this alliance. What Cafo Drago (Nato Military Committee Chairman Giuseppe Cafo Drago) said about “preemptive strikes” shows the falsehood of repeated claims in Brussels about the “purely defensive” nature of the alliance.

He added: These statements are a deliberate attempt to weaken the efforts to solve the crisis in Ukraine. We consider these statements to be a deliberate attempt to destroy efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. Its true intentions have been revealed for a long time.

Zakharova stressed: Statements about NATO’s preemptive attacks against Russia are an irresponsible step and show that NATO is ready for more tension. We consider Giuseppe Cafo Drago’s statements about possible preemptive attacks against Russia to be an irresponsible step, and those who make these statements should be aware of the risks and possible consequences.

It should be mentioned that before this, the head of the NATO military committee, General Giuseppe Cafu Dragone, spoke about the possibility of a preemptive attack against Russia.