“There is a limit to everything”: Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov called on NATO to urgently act in the field of security

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov advises NATO to take urgent measures to ensure security, since the continuation by the West of its policy of creating military threats to Russia will cause a response in the form of creating “vulnerabilities” for it. This is stated in an article by a diplomat for The Foreign Policy.

“No one should have any doubts about our determination to defend our safety. Everything has a limit. If our partners continue to shape the military-strategic realities that threaten the existence of our country, then we will be forced to create similar vulnerabilities for them. We have come to the point where there is nowhere to retreat, ”RIA Novosti quotes excerpts from the article.

At the same time, Antonov called the “military development of Ukraine by NATO member states” an “existential threat” for Russia and compared Washington’s policy towards Russia with “squeezing a spring.”

“Either it breaks, or it fires in the opposite direction. What should we do in these conditions? To not pay attention? To withdraw troops deep into Russia beyond the Urals? ”The ambassador asks.

We will remind, on the eve of the evening, the US President Joe Biden had an almost hour-long telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

During the conversation, the head of the White House warned about the readiness of Washington and its allies for a decisive response if Russia “invades Ukraine.” “President Biden has called on Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine. He made it clear that the United States and its allies and partners will give a decisive answer if Russia invades Ukraine in the future, “- quoted TASS in a written statement by the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki.

At the same time, said the aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov, Putin hinted to Biden about the possibility of a complete rupture of relations between the two countries in the event of the introduction of the promised “unprecedented sanctions” against Russia.

We also add that in November-December of the outgoing year, the world media filled the topic of the alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that should follow. According to the authors and experts of these publications, a sign of an “invasion” is the concentration of Russian military equipment in the regions bordering on Ukraine. Possible sanctions include both the shutdown of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and restrictions against Russian energy companies, and the shutdown of the SWIFT system of fast financial settlements.