Moscow - Saba:
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Russian presidency (the Kremlin), stated that it is difficult to discuss resuming partnership with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), at a time when the alliance is actively participating in combat operations against Russia.
Peskov added in a statement reported by Russia Today on Friday: "It is difficult to talk about resuming any form of partnership or any kind of dialogue at a time when NATO is waging an actual war against Russia."
Security officials who previously worked in NATO agencies and structures confirmed that the "rapprochement" between Washington and Moscow increases the concerns of alliance members and makes them carefully consider the risks of intelligence-sharing with Washington.
In a report, Politico cited former officials as saying that U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to improve relations with Russia have reinforced doubts about this intelligence cooperation between NATO countries and Washington.
The report noted that "intelligence-sharing within NATO has long suffered from distrust between the alliance’s traditional members and those that joined from Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This distrust has worsened following the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, due to pro-Russian stances by countries like Hungary and Slovakia, as well as Trump’s efforts to improve relations with Moscow—shaking the alliance’s foundations and prompting members to reconsider the risks of sharing intelligence with Washington."
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Russian presidency (the Kremlin), stated that it is difficult to discuss resuming partnership with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), at a time when the alliance is actively participating in combat operations against Russia.
Peskov added in a statement reported by Russia Today on Friday: "It is difficult to talk about resuming any form of partnership or any kind of dialogue at a time when NATO is waging an actual war against Russia."
Security officials who previously worked in NATO agencies and structures confirmed that the "rapprochement" between Washington and Moscow increases the concerns of alliance members and makes them carefully consider the risks of intelligence-sharing with Washington.
In a report, Politico cited former officials as saying that U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to improve relations with Russia have reinforced doubts about this intelligence cooperation between NATO countries and Washington.
The report noted that "intelligence-sharing within NATO has long suffered from distrust between the alliance’s traditional members and those that joined from Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This distrust has worsened following the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, due to pro-Russian stances by countries like Hungary and Slovakia, as well as Trump’s efforts to improve relations with Moscow—shaking the alliance’s foundations and prompting members to reconsider the risks of sharing intelligence with Washington."