A”war crime” that “atrocities“experience”out of surpriseto terrorize the civilian population, aunprecedented crueltyAfter the deadly Russian strike on the Kremenchuk shopping center, Western leaders took turns to express their dismay after a G7 meeting in Elmau, Germany, before heading to Madrid for a NATO summit. “Russia cannot and should not win the war“The head of state Emmanuel Macron insisted in Bavaria, forgetting at least for a moment the desire to maintain the dialogue window with Vladimir Putin. “We must be united in Madrid, united in defense of Ukraine, united in our determination, united in the defense and security of the eastern wing of our alliance.He claimed that before Germany, the seven leaders of the richest countries decided to attack the Russian economy.workingabout restrictions on the price of Russian oil and restrictions on the import of Russian gold.
More than four months after the start of the conflict, and while NATO is also preparing for consequences, the autocrat has opted for intimidation and provocation. While Ukrainians mourned their dead, NATO member Lithuania became the target of a cyberattack in response to sanctions imposed on the Kaliningrad enclave. “It’s not the first. We have known many of them since February 24Prime Minister Ingrida Simonite commented. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talked with his colleagues from the Baltic states on Monday.
For us, Crimea is a part of Russia. This means he is eternal
Dmitry Medvedev, former president and a close friend of Putin.
In this context of threats, the Kremlin confirmed its determination to carry out the war to the end. The conflict will end when Ukrainelay down your arms“and carried out”All conditions set by RussiaKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. At the same time, former president and Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev was belligerent. if Crimea is attacked by a NATO member country,it will be world war three– he warned. “For us, Crimea is a part of Russia. This means he is eternal“, he announced.
The war in Spain is far away. Torn apart, the ruling coalition supplies Ukraine with few weapons and spends only one percent of its GDP on defense, behind the pack. But with the NATO summit, which opened Tuesday night with a dinner with King Felipe VI of Spain, the alliance is preparing to write in black and white in its new strategic concept that Russia is an immediate threat to its security. The main military countries of the alliance must declare.extra effort– assures the American diplomat. “and even France“. “We are a reliable ally“We insist on the Elysée.
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Winning the unity bet
The United States is expected to approve on Wednesday “new military commitments (Americans in Europe, editor’s note) on land, sea and air in the long term“. For his part, Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured in an interview with ARD that the Bundeswehr will become “the largest conventional armyFrom Europe. “This is important for NATO’s defense capability as a whole.“, he assessed.
But these abilities will not be there to fight. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky repeatedly calls for arms. Thus, it calls on its Western partners to provide anti-missile defense systems in particular. NATO is exploring ways to replace the capabilities that member states would provide to Ukraine.
The bet of unity must win over the Westerners. Moscow supports the erosion and exhaustion of democracies in the medium term to weaken Ukraine
To overcome the challenge of the establishment, Westerners must overcome the challenge of unity. Moscow, for its part, is betting on the erosion and fatigue of democracies in the medium term to weaken Ukraine. The Madrid summit on Tuesday evening was a success in any case. Turkey withdrew its veto on the candidacy of the alliance of Finland and Sweden, while a disruption was expected from Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The agreement, signed in front of cameras after three hours of discussions between the Turkish leader, his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, allowed Turkey to acquire “full cooperationfrom two Nordic countriesstruggleAgainst the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, considered terrorist by Ankara, the presidency of Turkey announced. Similarly, Sweden and Finland have agreed not tonot impose restrictions or embargoes on the defense industry– he continued, explaining that “Turkey got what it wanted“. NATO willto inviteThese two countries will officially join the Alliance on Wednesday, announced Jens Stoltenberg, the General Secretary of the Alliance.
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Source: Le Figaro
