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Senator Alexei Pushkov vv He told Radio “Moscow Speakers” that the expansion of cooperation between NATO and Ukraine testified to preparations for war with Russia.
The politician called the withdrawal of NATO troops on the Ukrainian-Russian border a direct reason for the outbreak of hostilities. Pushkov added that the alliance does not even need to annex Ukraine to realize its ideas.
At the same time, the senator believes that NATO can make Ukraine an informal member of the alliance, so that it does not give up obligations in terms of its defense, but “saturate the weapon”.