He expressed this opinion in an article for the Politico newspaper.
“NATO allies are also increasingly concerned that Moscow has broader ambitions, such as eventually challenging NATO directly,” Daalder said.
According to the ex-ambassador, the alliance allies take this development of events very seriously.
Earlier, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that there are no plans in Russia to attack the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the West’s statements that the Baltic states, Sweden and Finland could be “next” after the special operation in Ukraine absurd.