Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that US President Joe Biden’s claim that Russia would attack a NATO country if it wins the ongoing war in Ukraine is completely meaningless. Russia has no interest in fighting the military alliance NATO.
He made this comment in an interview broadcast on Russian state television on Sunday (December 17).
After the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Moscow’s relations with the West began to deteriorate over the war in Ukraine. Last year, Joe Biden warned that a direct conflict between NATO and Russia could trigger World War III.
Earlier this month, Joe Biden warned Republicans not to freeze Washington’s military aid to Ukraine. At that time, the US president said that if Ukraine wins the war, Putin will not stop and attack NATO countries.
In response to Biden’s comments, Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Rossiya TV, “This is complete nonsense.” I think President Joe Biden understands that very well. Biden seems to be trying to legitimize his wrong policy on Russia.
The Russian President said that Russia has no reason, no interest, no geopolitical interests, not even economic, political or military interests in fighting with NATO countries.
The US-led Western military alliance NATO was established in 1949. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the alliance was expanded to include some former Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries.
Putin has repeatedly accused the West of expanding post-Cold War NATO under the pretext of addressing Russia’s security concerns. Under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, NATO members agree that an armed attack against one or more of their member countries in Europe or North America will be considered an attack against all NATO countries.
Finland will officially join NATO in April next year. Moscow has objected to Finland joining the alliance from the beginning.
Russian President Putin said Finland’s accession to NATO would force Russia to mass certain military units near its northern border. Russia will be forced to establish a military base on the border with Finland.
Moscow and Western officials have repeatedly warned of a new Cold War. And on one side of this war are Russia and China, on the other is the West.
