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Jens Stoltenberg stressed that every action has its set of consequences, and the poisoning of Skrypal’s family with a Soviet-made nerve agent was totally unacceptable. He further noted that NATO already denied accreditation requests for three other Moscow officials.
The Secretary General stated that this was a “clear message to Russia.”
The currently tense international climate appears increasingly worrisome. Originally created to form an alliance against the Soviet Union when an alliance was needed, the situation is looking steadily more like Cold War times.
Already at odds with the Russian Federation, NATO will certainly not improve its relationship with Vladimir Putin’s regime by expelling Russian diplomats, and it must be said that considering the military dimension of the alliance, one can legitimately wonder what sort of measures the Kremlin will decide to take in retaliation.
Russia has never conducted as many military exercises along NATO member states’ borders as it did during the past two years. From the Zapad Games to the frequent overflights of the Russian forces in NATO’s airspace, it would not be illogical to see a sharp increase of these military maneuvers in the near future.
