The head of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, advised Ukraine, when building relations with NATO, to follow the example of Finland, which is part of the European Union (EU), but is not a member of the alliance. He expressed this opinion in an interview with the publication Handelsblatt…
The German diplomat said that he did not rule out the possibility of Ukraine becoming a NATO member. However, Ischinger emphasized, “this is a red line for Russia.”
The diplomat expressed the opinion that the new government of Germany should contribute to the development of a constructive dialogue with Moscow. He stressed that he does not yet believe in the alleged “upcoming Russian invasion of Ukraine, which some fear.”
“Russia is pursuing not so much a strategic as an opportunistic policy. That is why it is so important to negotiate with Russia from a position of Western power. The federal government should promote bilateral cooperation and dialogue between the EU and NATO on the one hand and Moscow on the other. Dialogue with Russia can only be wrong if it can be interpreted as a sign of weakness, ”he replied.
The forthcoming attack, which is allegedly being prepared in Moscow, was previously announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov. He asked the military from England, the United States and Canada to protect the integrity of the state in the event of aggression from Russia. As reported RIA News with reference to the interview of the head of the Ukrainian defense department to The Globe and Mail, we are talking about American, Canadian and British formations.
They, according to Reznikov, should be stationed in those regions of the country that “can become positions on the front line in the event of a large-scale attack by Russia.” The minister also called on the “Anglo-Saxon allies” to provide assistance to Ukraine not through NATO. An example of such cooperation would be sending more military instructors to the country.
Federation Council member Alexei Pushkov called Reznikov’s statement to the American media an attempt to intimidate the West. The corresponding message appeared in Telegram– Senator’s channel.
The senator believes that NATO does not intend to fight for Ukraine. According to him, the secretary general of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg confirmed this, recalling that Ukraine is a partner, but not a member of the alliance.
Pushkov also said that he considers Ischinger’s wise advice for Ukraine to follow the example of Finland, however, according to the senator, the Kiev authorities are ready to sacrifice the country and join NATO in order to drag the alliance into a conflict with Russia.
“The advice from the representative of the NATO country is quite wise, but for this very reason the current Kiev authorities are not able to accept it. There is no one in Kiev to understand this: the level does not allow, and the country is not a pity. So they will, with a whoosh and whoop, rush to NATO, trying to drag the alliance into a war with Russia, ”summed up Pushkov.
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