He recalled the constant advance of the alliance's forces to the east after the disappearance of the USSR.
According to Lavrov, NATO "is defending hundreds and thousands of kilometers from the line that was clear to everyone."
“They just decide: now we will defend ourselves here.
They announced that NATO is now responsible for the security of the Indo-Pacific region, that is, the next line of defense for NATO will be the South China Sea, I have no doubts, ”RIA Novosti quotes the minister.
Earlier, Lavrov said that AUKUS intends to promote NATO interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
According to him, trying to revive the unipolar model under the slogan of “order based on rules”, the West is spreading dividing lines everywhere in the spirit of bloc confrontation: “either with us or against us.”