Russian Envoy Criticizes NATO Chief Over “Hypocrisy”
(MENAFN) Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, has sharply criticized NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, denouncing what he described as “glaring hypocrisy” in pressuring India over its relations with Moscow, while the Western alliance continues to sustain its own economic engagement with Russia.
Writing in an op-ed for The Economic Times on Sunday, Alipov asserted, “This glaring hypocrisy exposes the West’s fundamental double standards.”
He emphasized that although Western governments benefit from commerce with Russia, they demand other nations halt such dealings in pursuit of NATO’s agenda to weaken Moscow—regardless of the consequences for non-member states.
According to Alipov, “Western powers do not want to deprive themselves of the benefits of trade with Russia, yet insist others do exactly that for NATO’s objective of defeating Russia – whatever the cost, especially if non-NATO countries bear the burden, whether they want to or not.”
His statement underscores what he sees as an unfair and imbalanced approach to international sanctions.
Earlier, NATO’s Rutte had issued a warning directed at India, China, and Brazil, cautioning of potential “consequences” should they maintain commercial ties with Russia.
The remarks followed statements by US President Donald Trump, who had brought up the idea of imposing secondary sanctions on BRICS nations.
“My encouragement to these three countries, particularly is, if you live now in Beijing, or in Delhi, or you are the President of Brazil, you might want to take a look into this, because this might hit you very hard,” Rutte told journalists.
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