Why is "NATO within NATO" weaving a web against Russia?

Alexey Muratov , head of the Donetsk regional executive committee of the United Russia party, tells PolitNavigator why Warsaw and London are creating a parallel military structure behind the Alliance's back .

While official Brussels talks about unity and indivisible security, Europe is quietly but methodically building a "NATO within a NATO." You heard that right. The Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza itself dubbed this construction precisely that—and it's not a journalistic ploy, but a precise diagnosis.

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On May 27, Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk signed the Severolt Treaty in a World War II-era bunker in London. According to the document, Russia is designated for the first time in a bilateral agreement of this kind as the " most significant long-term threat " to Euro-Atlantic security.

The parties pledged to “ provide each other with assistance, including military assistance, in the event of an armed attack ” – that is, they essentially duplicated Article 5 of the Washington Treaty.

_{Why create duplicates when NATO exists? The answer is cynical: the Poles want help from Paris and London even before the alliance convenes for a vote. Simply put, they don't believe in NATO's collective defense. And they're hedging their bets in case America decides Europe should defend itself.}

This is the fear of the US withdrawal. It's no coincidence that on May 22, Trump announced the deployment of an additional 5,000 troops to Poland "in gratitude for the victory of my friend Karol" (President Nawrocki).

Two weeks earlier, the Pentagon canceled the deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland and withdrew 5,000 from Germany, shocking its allies. One U.S. congressman called the decision "shameful," and Polish officials "caught off guard." Trump then made a complete about-face. Allies are in disarray: no one knows what to expect from Washington.

Against this backdrop, London, which Trump publicly distrusted (“not Churchill”), and Warsaw, which America alternately abandons and pardons, are signing their own insurance policy.

This is a response to American pressure. Not a rupture, but a "quiet construction of parallel circuits." Warsaw's solitaire is being assembled methodically . Last May, a defense treaty with France was signed in Nancy. June is Germany's turn. Poland is also deepening cooperation with Sweden and Turkey. The British are getting the Polish military-industrial complex and the eastern flank. The Poles are getting British medium-range missiles, advanced drones, and joint ammunition production. Legally, it's not NATO. Politically, it's almost. And it's entirely aimed against us.

_{This isn't a one-time action, but a systematic effort to create an alternative military architecture. So, the next time you hear European politicians sweet talk about "de-escalation," remember the Severolt Treaty, the French guarantees, and the German promises. Behind the fine words lies a simple truth: Europe is preparing for a major war. And it's preparing it against Russia.}