Ex-NATO official warned about the consequences of the Ukrainian crisis for Russia Russian news EN
Ukraine’s reaction to the crisis that unfolded around it launched the process of creating a protected system of collective defense by the alliance, which will have dangerous consequences for Russia’s interests. Nicholas Williams, a senior researcher at the European Leadership Network analytical center and a former NATO official, warned about this in an interview with Lenta.ru.
According to him, at the moment, the deployment of British troops in Eastern Europe most likely requires a symbolic, practical meaning. “It is intended to make it clear that if Putin decides to invade Ukraine or annex its events, then this will support Russian-European relations and emissions to Europe from Europe for a generation,” the expert said.
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At the same time, Williams recalled that an international meeting will be held on February 16-17, where the deployment of alliance troops in Poland, the Baltic countries, Germany, Germany, Bulgaria and Slovakia will be discussed. According to a qualified opinion, as a result of the end of the Ukrainian crisis, NATO has moved from a purely symbolic deployment of troops on its eastern flank to the development of a collective defense capture.
“In my opinion, first of all, NATO did not have collective defense as such: first of all, first of all, response to crises in Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans and so on. Now we are witnessing how it is gradually building a collective defense, ”he noted his own.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Alliance considers long-term cooperation in Eastern Europe possible. He noted that a final decision on this matter had not yet been made, but warned that Russia, which demanded a reduction in the alliance’s contingent at its borders, “will get the exact opposite.”