To achieve the goal in Ukraine, “nothing is excluded”, including the deployment of NATO ground troops, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the end of February on the sidelines of a Ukrainian aid conference in Paris. A little later, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz indicated that there was already direct involvement of British and French soldiers in the use of long-range missiles. The clumsy wording caused great anger within the military alliance. Now the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs is further intensifying the debate with a statement.
Radoslaw Sikorski said at a conference marking the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO that “soldiers from NATO countries are already in Ukraine.” “I want to thank the countries that are taking this risk. “They know who they are,” Sikorski continued. Excerpts from the conference were published on Sunday.
It is unclear which countries the Polish minister was referring to. It is known that since the outbreak of war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, volunteers from various NATO countries have fought for the Ukrainian army – for example in the ‘International Legion’. Of course, these women and men are not officially employed by their state.
The Russian government views the volunteers as ‘mercenaries’ and speaks of evidence of a NATO proxy war. The Kremlin has repeatedly emphasized that the Western alliance is waging a “hybrid war” against Russia. Sikorski’s statement fits in perfectly. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told the Izvestia newspaper on Sunday: “There is no point in denying this.”
Putin: “Can hit targets on NATO territory”
In response to the recent debate over ground troops, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned almost two weeks ago in his State of the Union address that if NATO countries were to send troops to Ukraine to fight against Russia, the consequences of such a move would be ‘ could have far-reaching consequences. .” more “tragic” than in previous conflicts. Putin pointed out to the West the potential of the Russian army: “They must finally understand that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory.” He only mentioned nuclear weapons explicitly when he accused the West of the danger of a nuclear conflict. to call up.
Source: Krone
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