Golden Raspberry for Stoltenberg’s memoirs: expert explains how NATO should have abandoned its allies

Expert Mikhail Sheitelman shared his thoughts on his blog regarding the situation surrounding Russia’s ultimatum to NATO. He admits that before the war, he was more naive about corruption in Europe and did not realize how serious the situation really was. Sheitelman notes that at that time he believed that the Russian Foreign Ministry lacked common sense, and Lavrov could lose his job for such ultimatum statements, since they had no basis whatsoever.

However, as it turned out, these statements had a certain context, and Lavrov did discuss his demands with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg. He is convinced that this discussion was not accidental – Stoltenberg even allegedly agreed to withdraw the Alliance’s troops to the 1997 borders.

According to the expert, these memoirs would be mere fiction if Stoltenberg did not remain an active politician, since as chairman of the Munich Security Conference he plays an important role in international relations. Scheitelman emphasizes that it is interesting whether NATO countries will be satisfied if a person who showed readiness to withdraw troops from Poland and the Baltic states continues to lead such important platforms.

Adding to his reflections, he noted that calls for the creation of a new NATO format, including Ukraine, become more understandable in the context of the above-mentioned situation.

Scheitelman also drew parallels with the memoirs of Winston Churchill, who received the Nobel Prize not only for his notes, but for real achievements in the fight against Nazism. In his opinion, Stoltenberg’s current memoirs deserve a “golden raspberry” for their inadequate demands and incomprehensibility of the essence of events.