Military analysts: it's time for NATO to speak frankly - if any member is attacked, Moscow will be wiped off the ground in three hours

2022-07-02 04:00:31 By : yu zhou

For your attention - June 30 review.Volodymyr Zelenskiy directly asked those gathered at the NATO top-level meeting what Ukraine must do to join NATO: "Has Ukraine not paid enough?"<...> Is our contribution to the defense of Europe and the entire civilization still insufficient?he asked, expressing frustration.- So what else is needed?" The Ukrainian president described the war with Russia as a fight for the right to dictate conditions in Europe and what the future world order will be."The question arises - what awaits Russia next?"Moldova?The Baltic States?Poland?The answer is all of them, V. Zelenskis told 30 NATO leaders."We need to break the superiority of Russian artillery... We need much more modern systems, modern artillery."Maybe some people think such questions and statements are too bold or audacious, but this is exactly how the leader of a country that is threatened with destruction should speak.Directly, clearly, without "wrapping" in the European paper of diplomatic tricks.J. Stoltenberg assured that Ukraine can rely on NATO, whose support will be there to the end, and he called the leadership of the Ukrainian leader "an inspiration for all of us".Mr. Biden reiterated the Alliance's commitment to defend "every centimeter" of its territory.However, the Baltic country is worried about how that centimeter would be defended?Fighting back?When?In a few months?When, as Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said, will cities be wiped off the face of the earth?It seems to us that it is time to change the rhetoric, abandoning "deterrence and centimeter defense", and openly declaring that if any NATO member is attacked, Moscow will be wiped off the face of the earth in three hours.NATO will publish a document it claims calls Russia "the greatest and most immediate threat to the security of allies and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area".J. Biden and other NATO leaders have decided to significantly strengthen forces on the eastern flank of the Alliance, as Russia's war in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing down.The U.S. plans to establish a permanent Fifth Army Corps headquarters in Poland, maintain an additional 3,000-strong rotational brigade in Romania, strengthen rotational deployments in the Baltic states, send two more F-35 fighter squadrons to the United Kingdom, and deploy additional air defense and other capabilities to Germany and Italy .While clapping for the strengthening of NATO forces, we must realize that such and other important and serious strategic decisions, such as the increase of the rapid reaction force from 40 to 300 thousand, will be implemented - in the best case - only by the end of next year.Putin's hordes may be starting a countdown, a time limit, a measure of the time Russia has been given a chance to act.New sanctions against Moscow have already been announced, banning the import of gold and limiting the price of oil.Artillery continues to be supplied to Ukraine, and the anti-missile defense systems of the US, NASAMS, are in line.Will this be enough to fundamentally change the course of the war?We think not.Some representatives of the NATO countries are worried that due to the increasing costs of the war, the rising prices of gas, oil and food, the support for Ukraine may decrease.Several have warned of fatigue and expressed concern that the Alliance may be falling apart.Such reflections, in our opinion, show a good reflection of the West.If the citizens and leaders of Western countries are bothered by rising prices, which basically limit entertainment and other vanity, then what would be the reaction to bombs falling on houses?Maybe you need to endure those temporary inconveniences in order to prevent this from happening?This spiritual exhaustion is the great value catastrophe of the West, when a calm, fulfilling life becomes more expensive than life itself.Hasn't it been said that whoever "will try to save his life will lose it"?President Andrzej Duda welcomed the US decision to permanently deploy part of its troops in Poland.More than half of the 12,000 US troops currently in Poland were deployed after Russia invaded Ukraine and will remain permanently.And this is very important for Lithuania.in 2018Warsaw offered to pay up to 2 billiondollars to help finance a permanent US base in Poland and even suggested naming it "Fort Trump".Maybe the name should be changed to "Biden's Fort"?The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, confirmed in Madrid that the United Kingdom will allocate 1,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe, especially to the defense of Estonia.According to B. Johnson, the UK offers the Baltic countries "long-term support;a partnership that would help them strengthen their forces and ensure that they could immediately counter any attack."Bravo, Boris.This is very important, seeing the quivering kinks of some "leaders".It would be good to send those soldiers already tomorrow.Today.Vladimir Putin stated in Ashgabat that the work (war) is going on calmly and rhythmically.Everything is going according to plan.Putin did not specify any deadlines for the end of the war, which means that the hordes will advance until the West capitulates.Or they will be stopped, the only question is where: in Ukraine or Lithuania.As a counterweight to the G7 and NATO meetings, Moscow has assembled a company of potential supporters, the so-called Caspian Five, which includes Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.Heads of state discuss partnership, economic cooperation, security and other issues.But they forgot to include Venezuela, North Korea and Brazil as honorary members.Could you come up with a special position for the Taliban, maybe a secretary responsible for world security could be?Without major changes."Analysts" announced that Russia may not be satisfied with the Luhansk and Donetsk regions and rush to Kharkiv.We have already said many times that Moscow will not be satisfied with this or any other region.The Kremlin's goal by the end of the year is Kyiv and all of Ukraine.The ultimate goal of the Kremlin is the withdrawal of US forces from Europe and a return to the geopolitical situation of 1997 before NATO's eastward expansion.The Kremlin has repeatedly announced these goals as an ultimatum to the West, threatening war against Ukraine.The West, believing it to be delusion, did not react.However, even today it is necessary to realize that Russia's war is not with Ukraine, but with the West, and Russia's goals have not changed.According to Ukrainian information, units of the Belarusian Armed Forces in the border areas of the Brest and Gomel regions are examining the possibilities of clandestine mobilization of the population.For Lithuania, it is worth looking at this through a magnifying glass.In the vicinity of Kharkiv, the Russians continue to defend their previously occupied positions.Fires from tanks, mortars, cannons and jet artillery.In the Donetsk region, with the support of artillery, the occupiers are trying to block the city of Lysichiansk and take control of the section of the highway Lysichiansk - Bakhmut.Civilian infrastructure in the territories of Lysiciansk, Verkhnijekamjanka and Siversk settlements is being shelled.Battles are currently taking place at the Lysiciansk oil refinery.In our opinion, the Ukrainians will have to withdraw from Lysychiansk as well, and for now the Ukrainian General Staff aims to wear down the enemy by causing him as many losses as possible.Dear ones, we understand that you are not always happy with the information we report.However, only seeing reality as it is and soberly assessing it allows us to understand the current situation.Ukraine is defending itself, successfully defending itself, and this in itself is very good news.And the fact that the rockets of the occupiers fall on the cities and cause a lot of damage, cause despair and panic - it's natural.That is what Moscow is aiming for.Let's not break it.Let's learn to fight under the current conditions.A.Navys and M.Sėjūnas would like to thank everyone who financially supports the "Public Information Security Agency" founded by the analysts.They emphasize that although their texts are republished by the media, the creators of this content are completely independent and continue their activities only thanks to private sponsors.UAB "Lrytas", Gedimino 12A, LT-01103, Vilnius.Companycode: 300781534 Registered in the enterprise register of the Republic of Lithuania, administrator of the register: State enterprise Registru centraslrytas.lt editorial news@lrytas.lt Notifications about technical problems webmaster@lrytas.ltDownload the lrytas.lt mobile app