Russia Calls for “Security Partnership” in Europe

Why does our enemy want to become our friend?

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) meets NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Russia-NATO Council gathering , Sochi, July 4, 2011

Russia has called on NATO to renounce the policy of mutual deterrence and to switch to cooperation in the security field, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a visiting session of the Russia-NATO Council in Sochi.

“Dialogue [on the AMD issue] is not going as fast as many had hoped after the Lisbon summit,” Russia’s foreign minister said during a media briefing on Monday after a meeting with NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “But dialogue continues on a bilateral basis, and today we specifically talked about what further opportunities Russia sees in this area.”

Opening the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the alliance to switch from a policy of mutual deterrence to one of partnership in the security field.

Today we have the opportunity to support our common aim for a real strategic partnership which would open the way for positive interdependence between the Euro-Atlantic states as well as redirect those capabilities of mutual dependence so that we could jointly counter security threats,” Sergey Lavrov said. “The very fact of Russia’s hosting the visiting session of the Russia-NATO Council is an important signal for the public opinion of our countries,” he added…

The main focus of Monday’s meeting centers around the implementation of agreements achieved during the Russia-NATO summit in Lisbon on November 20, 2010. At that time, Moscow and the alliance agreed to build a Russian-NATO partnership based on the principles of mutual trust, the indivisibility of security, transparency and predictability.

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6 thoughts on “Russia Calls for “Security Partnership” in Europe

  1. It’s called “raison d’etat” diplomacy, or “realpolitik” in German, as practiced in Europe, et al. It is a stalling action seeking a restoration of political advantage in a balance of power scenario.

    Frivolous promises are made in treaties that have no intention of being honored after political clout has been re-achieved.

    1. Most people forgot the advice the second aide of Virgil also gave as well – “When facing a gift from the Greeks, light the fires around the wooden horse and prepare the hotdogs and the marshmallows.”

  2. As with many of the long standing enemies of the United States, the weaknesses brought about and enhanced by Mr Obama have given them a means to extend influence into old regions and new ones for the Russia of old – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – and lay the foundations for a new one to emerge within a few generations or so.

    Not as crazy as it sounds; for like the Chinese and the Iranians they play for the long term game – step by step and aquire what gains you can, secure them, and proceed on the next part of the conquest that is to be done.

    Remember the saying – America plays poker, Iran (and Russia) play chess, China plays Go.

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