DISINFO: NATO consists of colonial habits, dictatorship of the strong and lack of will of the weak
SUMMARY
NATO is an organisation that has no common laws and values. The only thing that unites the Alliance is the mania for enlargement, which has shown all the malignancy of hegemonism.
[...] there is hegemony and colonial habits, a dictatorship of the strong and a lack of will of the weak. The members of this "alliance" have long ceased to be free even in making their own decisions.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about NATO.
The Atlantic Alliance is not a tool for hegemonism or domination but a mutual defence alliance of democratic states aiming to guarantee the freedom and security of its members.
When it comes to NATO's decisions, they are made by consensus, after discussion and consultation among member countries. NATO respects the right of every country to choose its own security arrangements. In fact, Article 13 of the Washington Treaty gives Allies the right to leave. Over the past 65 years, 29 countries have chosen freely, and in accordance with their domestic democratic processes, to join NATO which now has 30 member countries. Not one has asked to leave.
Furthermore, the claim about NATO's "mania of enlargement" misrepresents the process of NATO enlargement. NATO considers the applications of candidate countries that want to join exercising their free will to decide alliance affiliation.
Since Russia began its aggressive actions against Ukraine, Russian officials have accused NATO of a series of threats and hostile actions. Read more about myths and disinformation about NATO.