The expert appreciated the statement about the loss of NATO’s superiority over Russia

As the expert noted, “earlier the bet was that Russia was weakened” and its armed forces “will remain weak”.

“But these hopes of the politicians of the NATO countries did not come true. Since 2008, Russia began a large-scale military reform, adopted a new state armament program and successfully implements it, modernized its armed forces and demonstrated, using the example of an operation in Syria, that the Russian armed forces can carry out almost any task. Of course, NATO does not like this, it worries them, ”Murakhovsky said.

According to him, Russia "did not strengthen its groupings on the borders of NATO countries."

"But, traditionally, when the Western military wants money, they find themselves an adversary who" becomes stronger and begins to threaten NATO countries. " Today, Russia is such an “adversary." And there is intimidation of the public and the layman. And under this business, of course, they increase the military budget, ”Murakhovsky added.

Earlier, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Joseph Dunford, said that NATO’s advantage over Russia was reduced.