Putin spoke about the impossibility of influencing Ukraine’s entry into NATO

According to Peskov, Russia will do everything possible to minimize the consequences after Ukraine joins the Alliance. Earlier, Putin said that Austin’s visit to the United States is the opening of the door to NATO.

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Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia will not be able to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, but will be able to minimize the consequences for itself. He stated this on the air of “Russia 1”, transfers Gazeta.ru.

According to Peskov, NATO has always been against Russia. The bloc was created against, and no peace-loving statements “are able to hide the true purpose of this bloc.” At the same time, the press secretary for the first time admitted that Russia is not capable of influencing the Atlantic integration of Ukraine.

“We cannot prevent this. And this is impossible. But we can minimize the consequences of such steps for our country. I have no doubt that if the rapprochement between Ukraine and NATO continues, everything that is necessary will be done in Russia,” Peskov said.

We add that earlier Putin said that the arrival of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is opening doors for Ukraine to NATO… Alliance missiles may soon appear near Kharkov, and this could become a serious problem for Russia. The military development of the territory of Ukraine is “already underway.”

As a reminder, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stated that Ukraine is already actually implementing the MAP in NATO. Through annual national programs “Ukraine – North Atlantic Alliance”.

NATO is preparing a newgeneral plan of defense against Russian attack, which, in particular, provides for strengthening in the Black Sea region.

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