Zakharova: NATO plans to drag Russia into an arms race

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Tass” news agency, Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced that the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), which is conducting numerous military maneuvers near the borders of the Russian Federation, is trying to put pressure on Moscow and push this country into an arms race.

In a statement published on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zakharova reminded: the rhetoric and training of NATO soldiers are elements of the combined war waged by the West against our country. launched In this way, they are trying to put pressure on Russia and drag it into an arms race and limit Russia’s potential military power.

According to this diplomat, The West is trying to force Russia to abandon the goals of special military operations to protect the people of Donbass, but this will not happen, because Russia has enough means to defend its national interests in any direction.

Zakharova noted that NATO is constantly trying to promote the alleged theory of Russia’s aggressive policy just to justify the existence of the bloc to the people of North America and Europe. According to him, Russia, in turn, is carefully monitoring all the actions of the NATO alliance and will draw its own conclusions from the situation.

Zakharova’s explanation About the strict control of traffic at the borders of Russia

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced that the delay in passport control at the borders of Russia is a temporary measure and the Russian side takes all measures It will be necessary to solve the problems of crossing the border.

This statement states: At the state border checkpoints, including at a number of airports, in passport control There is a delay for foreign nationals. The Russian side is taking comprehensive measures to resolve the current situation as soon as possible. According to him, the delay at the borders is due to stricter inspections of foreigners within the framework of “intensification measures”. “to prevent terrorism” occurs. These measures are temporary and in no way related to the nationality of the incoming persons.

Yesterday, the deputy foreign minister of Tajikistan, in a meeting with the Russian ambassador, discussed the issue of banning the entry of citizens of this republic. examined the territory of Russia.

The US claim about Russia and China’s lack of interest in UN reforms is false

Maria Zakharova also recalled that Linda Thomas Greenfield, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, said during a speech at the National Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo that Russia and China have become opponents of the reform of the Security Council and the organization as a whole. , is obviously false information and contrary to reality.

In the commentary of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, which was published on the website of this ministry, it is stated: “According to the claim of the American side, Once again ahead of the US, China and Russia agreed on their reluctance to see changes at the UN. At the same time, the Americans in 2021 apparently left this group and became supporters of the reform of the UN Security Council and the organization as a whole, while Russia and China remained against this trend.

Zakharova stressed that Thomas-Greenfield’s words were false information linked to anti-Russian tendencies. “Since 2009, a process of careful negotiation on reforms has been underway at the United Nations, with the aim of developing a compromise solution that would have the widest possible support, ideally with the consensus of the world community. The Russian side, together with like-minded people, actively has been working on this issue.

He drew attention to the fact that Moscow is opposed to the expansion of the UN Security Council and the membership of developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America has supported it and continues to support it. Russia is in favor of correcting the historical injustice towards Africa, whose current representation in the Security Council does not correspond to the number of countries on the continent, nor to their current role in international affairs.

Zakharova assured that Washington’s statements will not mislead other participants in the relevant negotiation process who know Russia’s principled position.