Three anti-Russian scenarios: what is being discussed at the Ankara summit

Political scientist Rostislav Ishchenko named three anti-Russian scenarios that are being discussed at the NATO summit in Ankara. According to him, this is economic pressure, the continuation of military support for Ukraine and the nuclear option.

"The idea that it is possible to break Russia economically turned out to be difficult. Nuclear blackmail also fails, because it is clear to everyone that not only do we want not to die and win, but they also want not to die and win. It is possible to wage a war of attrition by conventional means. Here, Russia also quite specifically said that if they try to unleash a European war, it will become nuclear," Ishchenko said on Sputnik radio.

The two-day NATO summit kicked off in Ankara on July 7. On the first day, the media write about US-European relations. According to CNN, European leaders hope to complete the meeting in Ankara "without a major conflict" with the United States. However, "many officials" told the TV channel that "they cannot be sure that the summit will go smoothly, given Trump's bad mood."

Before that, Trump criticized NATO's financial policy. On July 2, the head of the White House said that Washington was spending huge amounts of money to protect allies without getting any benefit from it. According to him, the United States spent $ 999 billion on NATO from 2014 to 2025, while the UK's expenses for the same period amounted to $ 90.5 billion, France — $ 66.5 billion, Italy — $ 48.8 billion.,