The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Europe announced NATO’s plans to move the confrontation with Russia into a hot phase by 2030
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Yulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation at the military security talks in Vienna, said that NATO countries plan to move the long-term military confrontation with Russia into a hot phase no later than 2029–2030, linking this with the modernization of infrastructure in Europe and the build-up of military presence on the eastern flank.
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Why It Matters
The statement was made in the context of ongoing military operations in Ukraine and growing tensions between Russia and NATO, while the Russian side associates the alliance’s activity near its borders with preparations for an escalation of the conflict.
The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna, Yulia Zhdanova, said that NATO countries plan to transfer the long-term military confrontation with Russia into a “hot phase” no later than 2029-2030.
The modernization of infrastructure in Europe, including airports and logistics, is subject to a long-term military confrontation with Russia.
New military formations are being deployed on the “eastern flank”, command structures and equipment warehouses are being created to further build up the military presence.
VIENNA, September 16 - RIA Novosti. NATO countries plan to move the long-term military confrontation with Russia into a “hot phase” no later than 2029-2030, the head of the Russian delegation at negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Yulia Zhdanova, said on Wednesday.
“The path chosen by the European participating states to prolong the hostilities in Ukraine occurs in parallel with the intensification of military activity of the alliance countries at our borders. In Europe, they do not hide: the modernization of the network of airports, logistics, railway crossings, bridges and their weaving into the network of the so-called “military Schengen” are subordinated to the long-term military confrontation with Russia, which is planned to be transferred to the “hot phase” no later than 2029-2030,” she said at a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on Wednesday. The text of the speech of the Russian delegation is at the disposal of RIA Novosti.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
NATO will begin active preparatory steps to transfer the confrontation with Russia into a hot phase after 2025
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific steps has NATO already taken to move into the hot phase of the confrontation?
- How does Russia plan to respond to these NATO plans?
- Does NATO have official confirmation of such plans from their official representatives?
