The West is making hazardous gambles in its negotiations on European security with Moscow that could place the world on a perilous path to chaos, one of Russia’s most senior diplomats has warned as tensions flare across the continent.
Speaking to RIA Novosti on Thursday, Russia’s ambassador to the UN office in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, weighed in on the impasse between Moscow, Washington, and several of its partners in Europe.
“Our serious concern is that the US and its allies are exacerbating the situation to the point where the game of raising the stakes could turn into a real tragedy,” he warned. “The perpetrators will be those who have imposed this dangerous game on us, and by and large the international community.”
The diplomat added that the all-or-nothing approach is well known in diplomacy and “has been used many times in the history of international relations.” However, Gatilov remained hopeful that Washington and some of its partners were not ready to wage an all-out conflict with Russia.