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DISINFO: NATO broke agreements with Russia and has a hostile plan

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DISINFO: NATO broke agreements with Russia and has a hostile plan

SUMMARY

NATO has a hostile plan against Russia. The evidence for this statement is that the Alliance broke the principle that no country should strengthen its own security at the cost of the security of other countries.

NATO broke the agreements signed with Russia at the end of the 90s, according to which NATO obliged not to deploy significant military forces on the territories of new Member States.

RESPONSE

A recurring narrative about NATO's aggressive plans towards Russia.

The narrative shows a broad interpretation of agreements between NATO and Russia. The NATO-Russian Founding Act (1997) has a statement that "NATO will carry out its collective defense and other missions through interoperability, integration and capability for reinforcement rather than by additional permanent stationing of substantial combat forces on the territory of new members". In the meantime, in the document, it is stressed: "The Act makes clear that Russia has no veto over alliance decisions and NATO retains the right to act independently when it so chooses".

See also this article for an account of the NATO question.

NATO does not seek confrontation with Russia. The Alliance underlined this position in the Brussels Summit Declaration in 2018. This declaration concludes that “Russia’s aggressive actions, including the threat and use of force to attain political goals and challenge the Alliance and undermining Euro-Atlantic security and the rules-based international order”.

NATO suspended practical cooperation with Russia in 2014, because of Russia's actions against Ukraine, including the illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea. NATO has a dual-track approach to Russia: strong deterrence and defence, including through the Enhanced Forward Presence in Poland and the Baltic States, and meaningful dialogue. Learn more about NATO-Russia relations here.

See more examples of disinformation against NATO: NATO is encircling Russia by trying to subjugate Ukraine and Belarus; NATO is preparing for an offensive operation in Crimea; There is no evidence of the aggressiveness of Russia, but NATO is very aggressive.

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