Russia (bbabo.net), - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's image and credibility is steadily declining, so his "predictions" that Russia is ready to use force or use threats to achieve its goals are an attempt to stop this process. This opinion was expressed in an interview with RT by political scientist Ruslan Balbek.

He stressed that the theme of the Russian "threat" is "the last straw for drowning politicians." "They are ready to go down with it, but not to miss their last chance," the political scientist said.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Russia believes that the statements of the NATO Secretary General should not be taken seriously, since he will leave his post in the near future.

"This is not the person whose statements will be considered in Moscow as serious arguments, this is a downed NATO pilot," Zakharova said, quoted by the TASS news agency.

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