Lieutenant General Martin Wienen, commander of the Dutch army, stated in an interview with De Telegraaf that the homeland must be prepared for a possible military conflict with Russia.
Vainen believes that the Netherlands should follow the example of Finland and the Baltic states, for which preparation is something “natural” because they border Russia. “We should not think that our security is guaranteed just because we are 1,500 km away,” he said.
Lieutenant General’s dispute Russia understands “only one language – the language of strong armed forces”and the Netherlands must have “sufficient means to deter” a potential adversary.
On December 19, Admiral Michel Hoffmann, the chief of staff of the Belgian army, said that “Europe must urgently prepare” for a potential conflict with Russia. According to Hoffman, there is no direct threat to Brussels, but there is a risk to the Baltic states and Moldova.
Czech President Petr Pavel also called Russia “number one threat” and stated that European armies were preparing for a possible confrontation with Moscow.
“All armies are taking this threat seriously, all armies are preparing for the possibility of a high-intensity conflict in Europe,” the Czech leader noted.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Pavel’s words by stating that it is not Russia that threatens Europeand quite the opposite: the EU, being “a continent controlled by the United States of America”, participates in NATO, “which is moving with all its military might towards our borders”.
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In November, the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined two main tasks after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine: the first is to support Kyivand the second – to prevent the conflict from turning into a full-fledged war between Russia and NATO.
2023-12-28 20:44:40
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