MOSCOW, November 4. /TASSS/. NATO’s policy becomes volatile not only outside of the alliance but also within, because the Organization considers itself entitled to speak in the name of its member states, even when they positions are diametrically opposed, Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev said after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed the alliance’s position regarding the accession of Finland and Sweden.
Speaking at a press conference after a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Thursday, Stoltenberg claimed that Helsinki and Stockholm fulfilled Turkey’s demands for accession to NATO. In response, Cavusoglu said that Ankara does not consider all demands to Helsinki and Stockholm fulfilled.
"So. NATO Secretary General considers himself entitled to speak in the name of member states (Turkey in this case), even when positions of these member states are diametrically opposed, but NATO needs to override one position in favor of another (Sweden and Finland in this case). Because this is what NATO interests demand, and the Secretary General must earn his salary," the senator said on his Telegram channel, commenting on the mentioned statements.
According to the senator, when NATO proclaims it’s a "commonwealth of democracies," it is necessary to begin from itself, and mainly - from the essence of its actions.
"Which are far from democracy, just as Stoltenberg with his NATO is far from true human needs for security and cooperation," Kosachev noted.
The senator believes that, if people do not question the adequacy of NATO’s actions and do not find answers to this questions, then "it begins to increasingly strongly smell like sulfur."
"Both in terms of disgusting smell and in terms of volatility of the ‘Cold War alliance’s policies, now not only outside, but also within," the Deputy Speaker concluded.