Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm

AP ^ | 30 June 2022 | JILL LAWLESS, JOSEPH WILSON and SYLVIE CORBET

[Erik Latranyi]

MADRID (AP) — NATO was facing rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges ” to global stability.

The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid, where it issued a stark warning that the world has been plunged into a dangerous phase of big-power competition and myriad threats, from cyberattacks to climate change.

NATO leaders also formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, after overcoming opposition from Turkey. If the Nordic nations’ accession is approved by the 30 member nations, it will give NATO a new 800-mile (1,300 kilometer) border with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned he would respond in kind if the Nordic nations allowed NATO troops and military infrastructure onto their territory. He said Russia will have to “create the same threats for the territory from which threats against us are created.”

China accused the alliance of “maliciously attacking and smearing” the country. Its mission to the European Union said NATO “claims that other countries pose challenges, but it is NATO that is creating problems around the world.”

[Erik Latranyi]

Biden and the EU are determined to provoke a war.

[HighSierra5]

Regardless of the situation, the Ruskies and Chicoms suck.

[libertylover]

This is a super-dumbass move by Biden.

He’s gambling that Putin will not react in a preemptive fashion so he can say he stared down Putin in an attempt to salvage his ultra-failed presidency before the midterms.

The trouble is, it pushes us all towards nuclear war.

[bobbo666]

Countries that border Russia should not be allowed to join an alliance who’s stated purpose is against Russia. They are border states, like Mexico and Canada. Does that make you feel discriminated against? Aww, too F**in bad. World peace is more important than your feelings.