# US envoy Whitaker dismisses claims of Russia’s alleged conflict plans against NATO

https://mins.news/en/item/70662

- TASS, 2026-09-23 13:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2191657

> US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Russia does not want a conflict with NATO and urged countries not to overreact to drone incidents in Europe that Washington’s allies are seeking to blame on Moscow. He said such a response would serve the alliance’s opponents and argued that many NATO members’ military capabilities had been weakened by a post-Soviet illusion of peace.

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