... the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s agenda. The argument in Russian political circles and part of the expert community that the United States and NATO were planning to capture Sevastopol and turn it into a naval base is not taken serious by NATO member-states, and is rejected outright by the majority of the elite. The dramatic crisis of confidence between Russia and the West that has peaked with the Ukraine crisis has led to both sides testing each other’s defence capabilities, seemingly ready to coexist in a paradigm of deterrence, discussing whether the current state of affairs represents a new configuration ...
... Information Office in Moscow met RIAC Board of Directors who informed him about current RIAC projects on European security, Russia's relations with leading NATO member-states,
Greater Europe
prospects and mechanisms of restoring confidence between Russia and the West.
In turn, Robert Pszczel talked about NATO Information Office's plans for the near future.
... Report "
Dangerous Brinkmanship: Close
Military Encounters Between Russia and
the West in 2014
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I think the major danger is an unintended incident which triggers... ... sanctioned from the centre. There seems to be a general policy decision taken that the Russian military should be a bit more active, assertive and visible to everybody else... ... and pilots, who are becoming a little bit more assertive, expecting to come closer to NATO forces and warships and test their reaction. For example, the Black Sea incident...
... consolidates the alliance, so Brussels happily jumped at the opportunity to play the Russian card and to portray us as a threat. Now this idea is being fuelled, including at the latest NATO summit in Newport, although it was during those same days that Russia’s efforts brought about some chances of getting out of the Ukrainian crisis!
We have repeatedly asked our Western colleagues: is it necessary to expand NATO, probably it would be better to bear in mind the OSCE, the equal and indivisible security for all? We were told: you see, the Baltic countries have some phobias after being part of the USSR, they longed for independence, finally they got it, but ...
