Throwing Russia off balance is ultimate aim

... classic alliances of the Cold War era have run their course. I have already mentioned NATO’s wavering in search of reason for existence. We have the Collective Security... ... that our allies will follow the agreements of the CSTO member countries about a common foreign policy course, but we also understand that today’s world is multi-faceted... ... food embargo…. - This is their right. Yes, they said that they were not joining sanctions, but stressed that they will not allow to use their territory for the violation...