NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the need to adopt in 2021 a new strategic concept for the alliance, aimed at containing Russia and China. TASS reports.
The Secretary General recalled that the 2010 concept referred to partnership with Russia, but today “we see aggressive actions towards our neighbors and the situation has changed a lot.” He called for expanding dialogue with “like-minded states around the world in order to confront those who do not share our values – countries such as Russia and China.”
In addition, Stoltenberg noted that NATO should pay the costs of the alliance members for the deployment of their forces near the Russian borders in order to further motivate the transfer of more forces and resources to its eastern flank.
Earlier, Stoltenberg announced the bloc's readiness for both a positive and a negative scenario of relations with Russia: the alliance is ready both for cooperation and for confrontation with the Russian state. In his opinion, the dialogue with Russia in NATO should be tough, sending clear signals. And the opportunity for cooperation, important contacts and relations must be maintained even if the member countries of the bloc do not see that relations with Moscow can be significantly improved.
