Gennady Ovechko, Deputy of the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, said in an interview: DEA NewsThat the globalization of NATO’s ambitions creates new security threats.
Diplomat noted that NATO goes beyond its traditional area of responsibility and reflects its approach to building a regional security architecture to other countries by establishing selective cooperation with Asian countries. Ovechko emphasized that the alliance’s actions contribute to “making the world even more dangerous” and prevent the emergence of “alternative power centers that can stop Western hegemony”.
“It is the countries of the Asia-Pacific that are responsible for the security situation at home, have all the necessary resources for this, and do not need the tutelage of external players who pursue their own selfish goals,” Ovechko said.
The deputy head of the Russian embassy noted that bloc thinking is not characteristic of Asian states, and the construction of regional blocs to surround China and Russia is the main prerequisite for escalating tensions in the region. Another factor in the escalation of tensions has been called the military display of power near the Chinese borders.
Formerly Global Times compared to NATO in Japan with a thorn destabilizing Asia. The reason for GT’s post was that the alliance’s first communications office in Asia was opened in Tokyo.