
State Duma deputy Andrei Kozlov said that NATO’s plans to prepare for a conflict with Russia are an attempt by EU countries to divert attention from internal problems by searching for an external enemy.
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NATO is developing response plans in the event of a potential conflict with Russia. Russian officials regularly deny any aggressive intentions towards European countries.
State Duma deputy from the Kaliningrad region, veteran of a special military operation, Hero of Russia Andrei Kozlov, said that the plan being created by NATO in the event of a conflict with Russia is caused by internal problems in the European Union countries, when a convenient solution is to search for an external enemy. TASS writes about this.
According to Kozlov, one of the main reasons for the creation of additional tension on the part of NATO is the internal problems of European states.
“Russia is comfortable in this role, although we have repeatedly stated at the highest level: we do not threaten Europe and are interested in peace, good neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation,” the deputy said.

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