Russia Accuses NATO of Pushing for Preemptive Strikes

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-26 17:17:13 | Updated at 2024-11-28 12:56:33 1 day ago

Russia Accuses NATO of Pushing for Preemptive Strikes
Newsweek ^ | Nov 26, 2024 | Brendan Cole

Posted on 11/26/2024 8:17:47 AM PST by McGruff

A suggestion by a NATO chief that the alliance should target Russia's missile launch sites has been condemned by the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.

Lavrov responded to remarks made by Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of NATO's military committee, about how the alliance can deal with the threat posed by Russia.

During a question-and-answer session after his address at the European Policy Center in Brussels, Bauer said, "The idea was we are a defensive alliance, so we will only sit and wait until we are attacked, and then when we are attacked, we will be able to shoot down the 'arrows' that come to us," referring to a Russian strike.

He also said that when responding to any attack, it would be "smarter" to "attack the archer, that is...Russia—if Russia attacks us...

Lavrov said that Bauer had "bluntly stated" that "to achieve the goals of protecting and defending the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, it is necessary to preemptively strike at those targets in the Russian Federation that, in NATO's opinion, could pose a threat," according to Russian state news agency Tass.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; War
KEYWORDS: bidenbois4ww3; brendancole; nato; naturds; pedobob; preemptivestrike; robbauer; russia; russiarussiarussia; sergeilavrov; suicidebynuke

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1 posted on 11/26/2024 8:17:47 AM PST by McGruff

2 posted on 11/26/2024 8:20:35 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")

To: McGruff

3 posted on 11/26/2024 8:21:19 AM PST by caver ( )

To: McGruff

These folks should shut the pie hole

4 posted on 11/26/2024 8:24:12 AM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )

To: McGruff

Russia Accuses NATO of Pushing for Preemptive Strikes

Captain Obvious arrives in Russia!

5 posted on 11/26/2024 8:26:21 AM PST by Navy Patriot (I Voted For President Trump, Celebrate Recivilization!)

To: Nifster

They want war. That is why they are talking.

To: Who is John Galt?

7 posted on 11/26/2024 8:35:46 AM PST by Az Joe (Live free or die)

To: alternatives?

8 posted on 11/26/2024 8:36:23 AM PST by Az Joe (Live free or die)

To: McGruff

""The interesting dynamic here is that, were it not for the U.S. election, the Biden administration would probably be more concerned about the escalatory implications of its decisions than it currently appears to be," he told Newsweek."

So its Trump's (or more accurately, the American electorate that voted for Trump) fault?

That poofter can go play in traffic.

9 posted on 11/26/2024 8:41:19 AM PST by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)

To: McGruff

Easy when you know your folks won’t be the biggest contributer, troops or money.

10 posted on 11/26/2024 8:42:12 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)

To: rktman

Dutch admiral says “if” and plans to NOT lead his part of the massive 50,000 in the Dutch military into an actual war. Those wacky Poles on the border with Ukraine haven't marched their uniformed troops to the front, and Macron and Starmer aren't mobilizing theirs to go to the front either.

Seems the mighty admiral and his chums are trying to finesse the appearance of "if" into a huge "perhaps."

This is actually sad, as the Dutch in WWII did some fine things as allies.

To: McGruff

Just go home and stop invading your neighbors

12 posted on 11/26/2024 8:55:41 AM PST by butlerweave

To: Who is John Galt?; alternatives?; McGruff; Nifster; rktman

In response to some of you...

Russia has been spewing about doing strikes and preemptive strikes on the West for three years now - Non Stop! With huge maps showing Russian nukes hitting America, UK and EU, countless of times on live Russian TV.
Were you all complaining about that these last three years?? No, you didn’t and that’s very telling and suspicious. Not reacting or denouncing our enemy when it’s menacing our cities and home land... is quite diabolical.

You are now so suddenly reacting because NATO finally start using the same tough-talk language as Russia has been using for the last three years against us... Unbelievable.

13 posted on 11/26/2024 9:01:03 AM PST by USA-FRANCE ( The Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance is at war against Israel and Ukraine. Lets not forget.)

To: McGruff

So Russia is accusing them of saying what they said?

14 posted on 11/26/2024 9:14:53 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)

To: McGruff

“A suggestion by a NATO chief that the alliance should target Russia’s missile launch sites...”

Who elected him to be a voice for the people?

That kind of talk is deadly. These people are either fools or psychopaths.

15 posted on 11/26/2024 9:15:07 AM PST by odawg

To: McGruff

The good old Dutch. More Nazi than the Germans. An odd people.

16 posted on 11/26/2024 9:15:44 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)

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