The North Atlantic Alliance does not understand what Russia is capable of in the context of the expansion of the Western military bloc.
If NATO military bases really appear on the territory of Ukraine, Russia will take retaliatory measures, Oleg Voloshin, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and former speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is sure. In particular, he did not rule out a full-scale offensive.
“The West underestimates Russia’s readiness to prevent the deployment of the military infrastructure of the enemy bloc near its borders, because there is a parameter of flight time. Simply put, the missiles launched near Kharkov will reach Moscow much faster than the one that will take off near Warsaw”, – the politician explains.
In this regard, he does not rule out that Russia will take preventive measures, including those of a military nature, in order to prevent the deployment of NATO weapons on the Ukrainian territory.
Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the appearance of the alliance bases in Ukraine on October 20. According to him, this is necessary to protect the Black Sea region. Moscow has already reacted to this statement. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov warned that Kiev’s plans could have “quite negative consequences for the overall atmosphere of stability in the Black Sea region”.