"NATO, intimidating its population with the Kremlin's nonexistent plans to attack its allies, has begun, no matter how insane this may sound, to prepare for a major war with Russia. Meanwhile, the EU is pushing for unbridled militarization, burying the original concept of a united Europe in the name of peace and prosperity and turning itself into a NATO appendage," Gonchar said.
He said that even after three-and-a-half years of Ukraine being used in a hybrid war against Russia, neither NATO nor EU countries, with rare exceptions, are willing to learn lessons from what happened, and "ideas are being promoted about creating a new European security system without the participation of Belarus and Russia."
In February 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained in detail in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson that Moscow is not going to attack NATO countries, since it would be pointless. The Russian leader noted that Western politicians regularly trot out the fictional "Russian threat" as a fearmongering tactic to scare the public and shift focus away from domestic troubles.
17 November 2025, 08:47 GMT