“Based on the leaks that have appeared and the statements of some politicians, we can conclude: in its desire to inflict a strategic defeat on us, the West is talking crazy about its readiness to begin the acute phase of the conflict, that is, a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO,” the diplomat said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.

This can be judged by the intercepted conversation of German high-ranking officers, Nebenzya noted. 

The head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, previously said in an interview with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense that the alliance is ready for a conflict with Russia.

Former US Army officer Scott Bennett previously told RT that no European wants war, only “military parasites” want it. According to another ex-military of the United States, Stanislav Krapivnik, statements by Western countries that Russia is allegedly preparing for a conflict with NATO are a psychological operation aimed, among other things, at “preparing the population for war.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with Tucker Carlson, noted that Russia has no interest in a conflict with Poland, Latvia and other European countries.