Grushko spreads misinformation: NATO is planning an armed conflict with Russia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandar Grushko misinforms that NATO is openly planning an armed conflict with Russia, claiming that “regional defense plans have been approved” and that “logistical routes for the transfer of troops and weapons across the Atlantic are being reviewed.”

What Grushko said:

“Now NATO members have stopped hiding that they are preparing for a possible armed conflict with Russia, regional defense plans have been approved and concrete tasks have been formulated for all military commands of the bloc.” “It is examining logistical routes for the transfer of troops and weapons across the Atlantic to the place where the weapons are stored,” Grusko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Analysis:

NATO’s regional defense plans, to which Gruschko refers, are aimed exclusively at defending alliance members. NATO is not preparing for an attack on Russia, as is clear from all of the alliance’s announcements to date.

The logistical exercises for the transfer of troops are standard procedures to ensure a rapid and effective response in the event of a threat to NATO member states. According to military experts, these exercises are carried out regularly and are not specifically directed against Russia.

NATO’s main objective remains to prevent conflicts, not provoke them, and to ensure the security of its members.

After the Russian invasion began in 2022, NATO strengthened its defense capabilities on its eastern flank by deploying additional troops and increasing its readiness to protect its members./G. Venhari- The Geopost/