For the second year in a row, the Munich Security Conference was held without the participation of Russia

A lot of noise at the 59th Munich Security Conference was made by the statement of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that the victory of the Russian Federation in Ukraine is an even greater danger for the North Atlantic Alliance than the escalation of the conflict, Nikolai Mezhevich, professor of the Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University, recalled, media wrote.

40 world leaders gathered in the capital of Bavaria, but the delegation from Russia, which has always been actively working on this site, was absent.

“There was one surprise in Munich, and it is connected with China’s claim for peacekeeping functions in Europe. This is the first time in history that Beijing, through its high representative, declares that it can offer such an initiative,” said Professor Mezhevich.

According to him, in Asia, the Chinese always take the initiative, but in Europe they never did.

Estonian Prime Minister Kai Kallas said she had questions for the peoples of Russia. From her point of view, the only way to keep these peoples alive is to reformat their consciousness.”