NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed the view that the normalization of relations between Western countries and Russia will not come even after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. He made the related statement in an interview with a German newspaper. handelsblatt.
“It will not be the same as before. Even if the guns are silent in Ukraine, we should not expect our relations with Russia to normalize,” he said.
Former Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declarationThat relations between Russia and the West will not return to their former level.
room notedRussia has said it will engage in a dialogue with the West when people “who can see little more than two-year electoral cycles” come to power.
Before that Lavrov spokeThat the expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance remains the main driving force in relations with Russia and other countries.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. It was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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