So I think that is one of the reasons we can face some regional problems, which are very difficult, very dramatic and is necessary to have instruments to solve these problems. NATO is such instrument.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.
Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant.
If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.
I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I think there is a range of matters that might be discussed between NATO and Russia that can provide a mechanism for talking through these issues, a way to give reassurance on these issues.
NATO's essentially run by the United States.
NATO has a special relationship with countries far away from Europe: Australia, Japan, South Korea. They have joint projects and programmes which are being implemented without these countries becoming members of NATO.
Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.
NATO has been a thread throughout my life.
Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of civilized world, like protection of human rights and democratic mechanisms.
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