MOSCOW, November 27. /TASS/. The moment is near when there will be no alternative but to recognize the US and NATO as full-fledged parties to the conflict with Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with RT.

"The moment is near when there will be no other option but to recognize the US and NATO <...> as full-fledged participants of the conflict," he said.

According to Ryabkov, the West harbors a dangerous delusion that it can defeat Russia strategically. "A nuclear power cannot be defeated," the senior diplomat pointed out.