“The right way to react to Russian aggression in Ukraine, and also in our countries, is to support Ukraine, so that they can use the weapons they already have in the way they need to use them. This is how you prevent escalation, allowing Ukraine to fight back and win the war. This is how Russia stops.” She says it Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergisin Brussels on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council.
“The biggest problem we need to solve – he adds – is our fear. We fear what Russia might think and how it might react, and our fear seems like an invitation to act more forcefully in Ukraine, with ruthless attacks against civilian targets. Supermarkets destroyed, children, women, innocent victims killed is also a call to action in our countries: let’s talk about hybrid activity in the Baltic region, in Poland and in other countries.”
Weapons Born to hit Russia, those who are in favor and those who are holding back
After Stoltenberg’s green light, a Washington the topic is at the center of the discussion, above all – apparently – due to the pressure from Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Meanwhile the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said during a recent visit to Kiev that it was up to Ukraine to decide whether to use British weapons against positions in Russia.
And also the Sweden he doesn’t say no a priori. The newspaper Hallandposten reports the response of the Ministry of Defense, led by Pal Jonsson, to the question about Stockholm’s position in the international framework: “Ukraine is subject to an unprovoked and illegal war of aggression by Russia. According to international law , Ukraine has the right to defend itself with military actions aimed at the territory of the enemy, in compliance with the laws of war. Sweden supports the international law of war and Ukraine’s right to self-defense.”
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the last few hours he has reiterated that he is against the use of German weapons by the Ukrainian armed forces to hit targets in Russia. “We have agreed on clear rules with Ukraine for the delivery of weapons. Rules that work. At least that’s my theory,” Scholz said. Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, Germany has supplied Kiev with long-range artillery pieces such as the Mars II rocket launcher, which has a range of more than 80 kilometers.
In the meantime, rumors are arriving from Germany, and in particular from Der Spiegel, which are widely covered in the Ukrainian media. Last week, on the sidelines of an international security conference in Tallinn, representatives of the Baltic countries informed representatives of Berlin: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania they are ready to send soldiers to Ukraine if the war situation were to become totally favorable to Russia.
THE Baltic countrieswhich is also compared to Polandthey would not wait for a possible Russian advance towards the Western borders: “Those who want to limit the war through excessive restrictions actually risk losing control”, summarizes the magazine.
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