Al Jazeera Net correspondents
Moscow- The statements of the Secretary General of NATO (NATO) Mark Rutte The latter said that the new NATO leadership would provide a “real difference” on the battlefield for Ukraine in its war with Russia; Russian observers have mixed questions and reactions about the nature of this new phase in approaching the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.
Rutte’s statements, which came during his visit to the newly established security assistance and training headquarters in the German city of Wiesbaden, did not stop there. Rather, he added that NATO would coordinate training and provide military equipment to…Ukraine by NATO partners, including artillery, ammunition and air defense systems, and will also help its forces “prepare for the future.”
“We will continue to do everything necessary to ensure that Russian Pres Vladimir Putin He will not achieve his goals and that Ukraine will win,” he said, considering that its accession to the alliance is “a matter of time.”
Political trick
But Rutte avoided answering the question regarding accession Kyiv Without part of its territory, indicating that he does not want to speculate on this matter, stressing that “the path to NATO for Ukraine is irreversible and Russia should not have veto power”Veto) in this regard.
In response to the statements of the Atlantic official, Vladimir Japarov, First Deputy Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council, said: Moscow NATO is advised not to continue intervening in the conflict with Ukraine.
In his opinion, Rutte wants to reassure the Ukrainian president with these words Volodymyr ZelenskyHis statements “are not even a political statement, but a political trick because Moscow’s security conditions have been clearly defined.” He also believed that the decision to accept Ukraine into NATO would not be beneficial to the member states of the bloc, but rather the alliance would gradually “prepare a way out” of this idea.
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In this context, the analyzes of Russian observers varied between those who see the “fiery” positions of the new NATO Secretary General as a continuation of the policy of containing Russia, and those who see it as preparation for a confrontation with it.
Repeated promises
For his part, Director of the Center for Political Forecasting, Denis Krkudinov, believes that the statements made by Rutte are “psychologically understandable.” He has just taken office and must show and promise that support for Ukraine will continue. “It is not reasonable for him to say or even suggest that the Western system “I’m tired of this conflict.”
He added to Al Jazeera Net that “there is no depth in Rutte’s statements, as he said Jens Stoltenberg -The former Secretary General of NATO – the same thing.” It is clear that Rutte – in his opinion – is trying to insinuate that he will be more successful than his predecessor and that everything with him will be better and fine.
Regarding the talk about Ukraine’s accession to NATO, the spokesman stated that the alliance requires that its borders be clearly defined in order for it to join, and it is inevitable to fulfill this condition because it is necessary for Article 5 related to joint defense among the alliance countries to enter into force.
Accordingly, re-recalling the issue of Kiev’s accession to NATO is, according to Karkudinov, nothing more than a new provocation attempt or a pressure card to force Russia to make a concession here or there.
A state of apprehension
On the other hand, international affairs specialist Dmitry Kim believes that Rutte’s statements must be taken seriously because the phase of “investing” the military support card for Ukraine and pricing out the sanctions war against Moscow did not produce tangible results, whether at the level of the field situation in the war with Ukraine or at the internal level. Russia, contrary to what these two policies aimed to achieve.
According to him, the new tone of the top NATO official may hide behind the scenes a state of apprehension about the Republican candidate’s victory. Donald Trump In the US presidential elections, he had previously stated that he would end this war if he became presidentFor the United States.
In his opinion, this is likely to lead to changes in the conflict in Ukraine, including a role transition Washington As coordinator of arms supplies to Kyiv, to the NATO command in Germany. Kim adds that NATO has made great progress in recent years in preparing for a possible conflict with Russia, but the question remains open about the extent of its readiness for a “long-term war” with it.
He continues that the Ukrainian president is actively working on this line through his attempts to “involve” NATO in a conflict with Russia, exploiting the last opportunity to save his authority, but through his actions he makes the danger of nuclear war closer.
According to Kim, this became Zelensky’s last option because he himself admitted that the Western allies were not yet ready to shoot down Russian missiles, and he also seriously feared a decline in Western interest in Ukraine’s needs amid the deteriorating situation in the country. The Middle East.
