"Europe replaces the U.S. as NATO's lead actor in action against Russia," believes European elite experts see the conflict in Ukraine as an chance to settle erstwhile accounts with Moscow," says Dmitri Trenin."

European NATO members have become the main driving force for confronting the alliance with Russia in the face of changing US strategical priorities – wrote in an article for RT station Dmitri Trenin, president of the Russian global Council (RIAC).

He stated that any European politicians see the conflict in Ukraine as an chance to settle erstwhile accounts with Russia.

"The strategy of European elites towards Russia is no longer about deterring, as in the Cold War.

The goal is to destruct Russia as a large power.

This is what strategical disaster is about" – He wrote Trenin.

"Europeans dream of eliminating Russia as an crucial player in Eurasia geopolitics.

For them, this would mean a “final solution” for a long-standing “Russian problem”.’

Trenin argued that European governments are utilizing communicative about ‘enemy at the gates’, To brand any opposition as ‘Kremla cols” and an increase in defence spending, justified by alleged ‘Russian threat’, presents itself as a way to revive the hard European economies.

‘W Moscow has no illusions about the United States' hostile attitude towards Russia, but Washington is now acting as a passenger in conflict with Russia trying to steer from the rear seat" – wrote, adding that Moscow sees NATO as "Europe backed by America".

On his return to the White home last year, US president Donald Trump pressed NATO members to commit to devoting 5% of GDP annually to defence by 2035, criticising European allies for, in his opinion, the deficiency of a fair distribution of the burden of spending.

The divisions deepened erstwhile respective associate States refused to support Trump's military operation against Iran.

While Trump attempted to bring peace between Moscow and Kiev, European countries took an uncompromising stance, insisting that the agreement must be reached under Ukrainian conditions.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated last year that diplomatic opportunities had been exhausted and head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas appealed to Trump not to be caught in "Russian trap".

Russia rejected speculation about plans to invade NATO countries, declaring that it would only respond militarily in the event of an earlier attack on NATO.

Last period Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow referred to Europe as "Party towards Russia's defeat".

Translated by Google Translator

source:https://www.rt.com/news/642708-europe-main-anti-Russian-nato/