MOSCOW, November 21. /TASS/. The deployment of NATO forces to Ukraine would have catastrophic consequences for the entire world, marking the alliance’s formal entry into the conflict against Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing.
"I truly don’t understand it; perhaps it hasn’t occurred to them that sending NATO troops to Ukraine would signify the alliance’s direct involvement in the war against our country. We have repeatedly warned them about this, as it would lead to devastating consequences not just for Europe, but for the entire globe," she remarked, commenting on Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna’s call for sending European forces to Ukraine in a bid to allegedly "facilitate" a peace agreement with Russia.
According to Zakharova, the Estonian minister is inciting other NATO members to engage in a venture that is "bound to fail." "Today, these very NATO nations are intensifying tensions, fueling conflict with the lives of Ukrainian citizens - something they are all too adept at," the diplomat noted.
"Estonia, along with other Baltic nations, belongs to the radical faction of the North Atlantic bloc and continues to make aggressive, inflammatory, and militaristic statements against our country - statements that, by the way, carry a distinctly nationalist undertone," she added.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman also emphasized that it is NATO member states that are actively preventing the Kiev regime from engaging in negotiations with Moscow. "Those who cheer on and applaud the use of long-range weapons against Russia by the Kiev regime - what kind of agreements are they even talking about? How can such ideas even come from the same mind? The truth is, these are reckless and aggressive remarks, rooted in provocation, just like everything the North Atlantic Alliance does," Zakharova concluded.