Patrushev announced NATO's preparation for war with Russia

Nikolai Patrushev. Photo: Gennady Cherkasov

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said at a meeting in Ingushetia that the destructive role of the United States in recent history is obvious, and the NATO bloc is an important instrument of Washington’s influence on other states.

The head of the Russian Security Council noted that over the 75 years of its existence, the alliance has unleashed more than a hundred wars and military conflicts around the world.

Patrushev emphasized that NATO is preparing for new wars and noted that in Europe The bloc's exercises, called «Staunch Defender 2024», began, at which «the scenario of armed confrontation with Russia is being worked out.»

According to Patrushev, this «increases tension and destabilizes the situation in the world.»