英国首相约翰逊表示,北约准备向普京做出不威胁俄罗斯的保证。
约翰逊在慕尼黑安全大会上发言说:“如果普京总统做好了准备,前面有可以走通的一条路。可以讨论俄方所提及的威胁。因为,实际上我们都清楚,这些威胁都是幻像。是克里姆林宫长期以来对于北约错误的概念造成的,认为北约是构成威胁的组织。北约是一个和平以及防御性组织。我们准备与普京总统进行合作,以便展示这一观点,向他提供他所需要的保证”。
There is a way forward, if President Putin is minded to take it: there is a discussion to be had about the threats that he claims to see because in reality as we all know, those threats are an illusion.
They are the product of the Kremlin’s chronic but misguided view of NATO as a supposedly encircling and intimidating alliance.
This is not NATO’s function: NATO is a peaceful and defensive alliance and we are willing to work with President Putin to demonstrate that point and to give him the reassurances that he may need.