That was told by the General of the European NATO forces in Budapest. General John Craddock reminded that the foundation of the North-Atlantic Treaty is the promise of collective defense, which is also known as the 5th Clause. According to that the attack against any member state represents the attack again all member states. The Treaty has no defense plans for newer members of the alliance, and these countries are demanding defense guarantees. The new defense planning will presumably irritate Moscow – the General told. They are already saying in the Russian capital that the NATO expansion to the borders of Russia threatens the safety of Russia and the stability of the region. Although Russia is against the NATO accession of Georgia and Ukraine, which is supported by the United States, and to which the alliance is preparing for. Fort hat matter the NATO frozen its connections with Moscow following the war on Georgia, therefore Russia did not represent itself on the Budapest summit.
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