Julian Smith, an American delegate to NATO, noted that “it is clear that everyone is worried about what the alliance will talk about Russia. I think you can say that the phrases in 2022 will be significantly different from those in 2010.”

During a security conference in Washington, she noted that “In addition, new additions will be made to the strategy. We will most likely see China mentioned in the new strategy for the first time, which will be an important event in the history of NATO,” noting that “NATO members believe that Russia is violating the terms of the main agreement between Russia and the alliance.” She stressed that “it means the abolition of restrictions on the deployment of NATO forces in Eastern and Central Europe.”

Smith said that “the alliance has discussed the future of the Russia-NATO core agreement and all allies agree that Russia is violating the core agreement and that we are effectively in a situation where none of us is bound by what is in the Russia-NATO core agreement.” when making future balance decisions.