British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said that the world had entered a pre-war period. Shapps called on NATO countries to increase military spending, exceeding the current alliance norm of 2% of GDP.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk previously called the current era pre- war. Russian Ambassador to Great Britain Andrei Kelin called such statements by Western politicians an exaggeration.. The Russian leadership previously emphasized that Moscow does not seek to enter into conflict with NATO. In particular, Vladimir Putin stated this in February of this year during his address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.