2023-03-22 at 11:55 PM UTC
Wariat
Marine/Preteen Biologist
Poland Might Be Prepared to Do What the US and NATO Will Not:
"It is not NATO, Poland or Slovakia that are mounting ever more pressure, but Russia, which has invaded Ukraine. Russia, which is seizing its territories. Russia, which is killing its people. And Russia, which is abducting Ukrainian children. Therefore, either Ukraine will defend its independence today, or we will have to enter this conflict. Because our main values, which were the basis of our civilization and our culture will be threatened," the Polish Ambassador to France stated in an interview yesterday.
There is nothing alarming or extraordinary about the statement except its level of clarity.
It is very much in line with what I have been reporting for a long time: Eastern European countries do not support the Ukrainian fight for its right to exist out of kindness alone, but as a defence of their own country on Ukrainian territory. They are doing their uttermost to avoid the dramatic consequences of a potential Ukrainian defeat.
The statement follow the logic of NATO’s previous strategic concept. It highlights, however, the discord within NATO.
When the US stands firm on its policy of “no boots on the ground”, Eastern Europe is discussing doing just that. When President Biden stresses that the US will not supply combat aircraft, President Duda donates combat aircraft. When Eastern Europe asked NATO to do more, NATO decided to do less. When the EU highlights that its member states are exposed to a Russian Hybrid War, NATO limits itself to admitting that the Euro-Atlantic area is not at peace.
Poland is thinking, planning, and acting according to NATO’s late strategic concept. It is building military power to – if needed –do what the US and NATO will not: Fight alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces to stop a war that threatens European security and stability.
A month before the full-scale invasion I argued that the likelihood of a military escalation had increased because of the lack of political courage in the West. For the lack of the Churchills and the way too many Chamberlains. Unfortunately, this is still the case.
In the lack of NATO resolve, President Xi Jinping is pondering China’s next move.”
2023-03-23 at 12:26 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
I hope they do, and I also hope you get drafted
