Russian ambassador to US: NATO wants more troops on our border
This week’s NATO summit in Vilnius shows the alliance’s intent to concentrate more troops on its borders with Russia, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoli Antonov said. “We have nowhere to retreat,” Antonov told Russia’s state news agency TASS.
According to Antonov, the statements made by NATO members in the Lithuanian capital also confirmed the “anti-Russian push” of the alliance, which has deployed all its resources “in the fight against our country”. Antonov: “Every effort is being made to prepare local public opinion for the approval of the anti-Russian decisions that will be taken in Vilnius in the coming days.” The summit in the Lithuanian capital is largely dominated by the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Antonov sees that differences of opinion on Ukraine’s ambition for NATO membership are diminishing. “The situation continues to slide towards the most unfavorable outcome in the confrontation between the Russian Federation and the members of the alliance,” said Antonov.
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