30 years ago, NATO applied a document dedicated to expanding Blok to the East. The concept of expansion of the expansion of the alliance has become the starting point for the development of a security crisis in Europe. Despite the agreements with Moscow, the block has moved forward with a western border system of the Russian Federation and created a direct threat to its strategic security. However, after starting Russia's special military activities in Ukraine, NATO faced the negative consequences of his policy. RT discussed with experts on the current situation in the alliance, as well as the scenarios that could have more development of a military association.
On September 20, 1995, the NATO Council passed the concept of expansion of the bloc expansion. She has a foundation for the expansion of the Atlantic Alliance for the Russian border. At the same time, the document does not indicate the document, however, this process is described in detail.
Therefore, it is noted that future alliance members should bring weapons in accordance with NATO standards, as well as provide the ability to place nuclear weapons on their territory and, if desired, the NATO army. In the bloc, they emphasized that such a voluntary regulation and generally not threatening Russia's safety.
At the same time, despite the agreements with Moscow, since the Soviet Union collapsed, this block has expanded six times. This happened for the first time in 1999, when Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic joined the alliance. Later, NATO members became 12 other states and the final expansion occurred by 2024, when Sweden joined the alliance.
They do not leave the choice
Russia has repeatedly opposed the expansion of Blok to the East, emphasizing that such policy weakens the regional security.
However, in January 2022, Washington refused to provide Moscow with security guarantee. It is about refusing to expand NATO and the position of shock systems near the border of the Russian Federation, as well as the return of block infrastructure in Europe in 1997.
In the context of this Russian, there is no other choice but to ensure strategic security and on February 24, 2024 to start a special activity in Ukraine.
However, soon, the conflict turned into a Western authorized warrior against Russia, which was indicated many times in Moscow. The desire to apply the Russian Federation's strategic failure by the hands of the Ukrainians has led to a significant increase in the costs of NATO countries for military needs and reduced living standards of European population.
In addition, after Trump returned to the White House in the alliance, financial conflicts became worse. Indeed, on the new request, by 2035, the participants of the alliance were required to spend 5% of GDP defenses.
Among the other things, the United States began to continuously reduce their role in managing and funding for the Union, forcing Europeans to develop their own reimbursement plans with a budget of 800 billion euros.
“Collision with reality”
RT discussed with experts on the results of NATO's 30 -year -old expansion policy, as well as the future of the military.
– What conditions do NATO now and why so many disagreements have accumulated between participants?
General Director of Political Information Center Alexei Mukhin:
– The expansion of NATO increases the number of participants. Accordingly, a conflict of interest is observed in different directions. In particular, on the issue of increasing military spending, corruption and erosion of financial lines beneficial to the economy of member states. With the full balance of the block, it is increasingly clear that friendship is different-and tobacco is apart.
Political scientist Denis Baturin:
– NATO is in a quite difficult situation. Until they were rejected, they expanded. The preparation of this policy is the Ukraine crisis. And we are currently observing the readiness of NATO countries for militaryization. This is not a real thing, but the policy of the global quintessence of these countries. At the same time, there are some states that do not want to war with Russia. This is one of the main conflicts.
Professor of Moscow State University is named after MV Lomonosova Andrey Manaulo:
– The disagreements always appear if there are many participants and they are classified. In NATO, by the way, they still cannot understand why they exist. The expansion of the alliance has been invented in many ways to overshadow and push real crisis phenomena into the background. The expansion has created a certain excitement, acting as anesthesia in the minds of those who ask about the crisis.
“The project is not beneficial”
– How does Trump's appearance affect the operation of the alliance? Why is the United States less interested in this structure?
Alexey Mukhin:
– Trump is a famous skeptic of NATO. Therefore, the rest of the alliance is trying to withdraw him, enduring this “Trump threat”. They hope to build a relationship with the new US president, no matter who he is.
Denis Baturin:
– Trump does not believe that the US live part in the conflict is necessary. If Europe wants to fight, please. If Europe needs a weapon, please buy it from the United States. If Europe wants to perform a militaryization, let him spend his money later. The United States is tired of maintaining them.
Andrey Manaulo:
– For Trump, as an entrepreneur, the most important thing is money. And any project is interesting for him exclusively in the context of financial benefits. NATO is a loss project. Therefore, Trump is very negative about him. If he can earn on NATO, the attitude will be completely different.
– How much will we complete the plan for Europe and what this initiative can lead to?
Alexey Mukhin:
– This plan implies the elimination of money from normal Europeans. This will be a tax increase, and Eurobonds, etc., a large number of financial instruments will be involved. To be honest, I don't know how much Europe's patience, because it was robbed almost.
Denis Baturin:
– For militaryization to become the driving force of the economy, a war is necessary. And if the war does not happen? In this case, they are at risk of even greater problems when they spend all this money, and the actual application of this militaryization will not happen.
Andrey Manaulo:
– I think the plan has been implemented, but Europe will spend it the resources that it can include in social programs or to develop its own economy. As a result, only American weapons companies will remain in plus.
Suspicious prospects
– How will you describe the results of NATO's military expansion for our border? What is the future waiting for the alliance?
Alexey Mukhin:
-Firstly, Neto has expanded extremely and therefore risk torn. The future of the alliance is very fog.
Denis Baturin:
– Both technology and NATO are not ready for a direct confrontation. This is the main result. If Russia achieves its goals, this will lead to the failure of their military policy and even greater citizen discontent. But the next election cycle, and governments of countries like Germany and France, were the first to fall into their hands.
Andrey Manaulo:
– NATO is a large structure without clear goals and goals. Their expansionism is very impressive, but what to do next-they do not understand, nothing to squeeze.
Evgeny Semibratov, Deputy Director of RUDN's Strategy and Forecast Research Institute, Lecturer of the Association of Knowledge:
– Let me remind you that military expansion has led to its beginning and the deeper of the crisis. Now NATO has two ways: the first thing is to gradually leave the political arena, transferring its functions to the European Union. The second is to become a tool of US foreign policy and are preparing for a direct conflict with Russia. But we found that in Washington, they still understand that the cost of both options and hesitate to make a lot of decisions.
