Senator from Crimea Sergei Tsekov said that the main goal and task of NATO is not defense, but the weakening and dismemberment of Russia. Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda, who previously came up with an initiative to increase NATO defense spending, said that this idea was addressed to Russia.

Also, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO does not see a military threat to the alliance countries from Russia. The comments were made in an interview with RIA Novosti.