Kasparov, tough speech in Washington: Ukraine is the only country that fulfills the role for which NATO was built

NATO was created to deter a war with Russia, and yet Kiev, which has been fighting such a war for four years, is not invited to join the Alliance, said Garry Kasparov, Russian political activist and world chess champion, in an impassioned speech held at the Halifax Security Forum in Washington, Euromaidan Press reports.

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The West owes Ukraine “everything”

“NATO was built to fight one war, not for Afghanistan, not for Syria, but only one war: one to save Europe free from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country fighting this war, and we're still debating whether we should include it or not.” he argued.

Kasparov took a hard stance on this subject, arguing that this stance shows that NATO is not strong and practically “doesn't exist”, more is a fake and nothing more than a four-letter word. His argument: It shouldn't be about “how many guns do you have,” but “am I willing to fight and die?”

“Oh, it's nice you have a brigade led by Canadians in Latvia. Will they shoot if the Russians cross the border? We know the answer. It will take forever to negotiate,” he continued.

The former chess champion continued: if Ukraine had not stood in the way of the Russian tanks, they would already be in Poland.

“For four years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. The only reason you are still standing here and celebrating (NATO) is because Ukraine is dying every minute. It is a huge sacrifice”he pointed out.

It is only Ukraine's fault that the Russian military is being prevented from fulfilling Putin's dream of rebuilding the Russian empire, Kasparov explained.

However, if Kiev is forced to accept an agreement proposed by the US, possibly a “Munich-style agreement”, then there can be no doubt: Russian President Vladimir Putin “will make this dream come true”.

“And then you follow. You just aren't willing to fight,” Kasparov pointed out.

He also called on US senators to take action against the deal, which calls for Ukraine to abandon NATO membership aspirations, lose Donbas and absolve Russia of no fewer than 190,000 war crimes documented by Ukraine.