NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Admits That The Alliance Has Been Preparing For Conflict With Russia Since 2014

 

Republic World: NATO's Stoltenberg Admits Alliance Has Been Preparing For Conflict With Russia Since 2014 

NATO has been preparing for a war with Russia since 2014, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday following the NATO summit. 

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been preparing for a conflict with Russia since 2014, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. 

Addressing media reporters following the NATO summit in Madrid, he revealed that ever since Russian troops overhauled power in the Crimean Peninsula, the military alliance started beefing up its troops in eastern Europe. He revealed that they have been anticipating a confrontation with Russian troops ever since.  

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Update: NATO prepared for confronting Russia since 2014 — Stoltenberg (TASS).  

WNU Editor: Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's admission that NATO has been preparing for a conflict with Russia since 2014, coupled with former Ukraine President Poroshenko's admission two weeks ago that the Minsk deal and the failure to implement it was only used to buy time (link here), only feeds into the Kremlin narrative and justification on why they had to invade Ukraine .... Senior MP says NATO’s Madrid rhetoric confirms refusal to comply with Minsk deal (TASS). More from the former Russian President and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev .... Medvedev says Russia in its operation in Ukraine used UN-backed right for self-defense (TASS). 

Bottom line. 

From the Russian perspective these "admissions" will only mean one thing when this war is finally over. It is going to take decades before a Russian leader will trust the West.