The spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called NATO's accusations that Russia is allegedly carrying out hybrid attacks against countries of the Alliance. “The North Atlantic Alliance and the leadership of individual member countries are doing what they do best – disinformation, ramping up anti-Russian hysteria to justify the unprecedented scale of militarization of Europe,” she said in comments regarding accusations against Russia of hybrid attacks against countries from NATO.
The diplomat stressed that the statement of the NATO Council fits well with efforts to deceive the population of Europe and North America in order to divert public attention from the real actions of the alliance itself. “The largest NATO Steadfast Defender exercise since the Cold War is currently taking place near the borders of Russia,”, noted Zakharova.
According to her, the exercises show that the alliance is seriously preparing for a potential conflict with the Russian Federation. “According to their scenario, coalition actions against Russia are being worked out with all tools, including hybrid and conventional weapons. We must admit that NATO is seriously preparing for a potential conflict with us, about which, among other things, high-ranking representatives of NATO - the head of the Military Committee of the Alliance Robert Bauer and the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armed Forces of NATO Forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, are openly talking about. Zakharova pointed out.
„But NATO has launched a hybrid war against Russia in all operational environments and in all geographic directions. And not only hybrid – in the conflict over Ukraine, NATO members are actively involved in a real military confrontation with our country. "They not only finance the regime in Kiev, supply weapons, but also provide it with intelligence, after which Western weapons strike civilians and civilian infrastructure on Russian territory," the commentary noted.
Earlier, NATO released a statement accusing Russia of "hybrid malicious activities" on alliance territory, including “disinformation and sabotage”, and promised to continue supplying Ukraine. The statement also said that NATO countries are “deeply concerned about recent harmful actions on the alliance's territory, including those that have led to investigations and numerous individuals accused of acting in favor of a hostile state in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany , Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Great Britain".