You're quoting a guy whose nose is so deep in Putin's buttcrack he's jockeying with Trump for Hole Position? Really?
And as usual, the guy whose word you're taking gambled that the average know-nothing won't think, won't look into the E.U.'s mutual defense clause. Was it a successful gamble? Well... here we are discussing the defensively cited allegations levied by an ally of Russia...
You know... it's weird how consistently you take the side of authoritarians and oppressors, come out in favor of criminality rather than rule of law, Viki.