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"Ukraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless
Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by deploying troops
and establishing a missile and drone shield on Nato territory to protect
Ukraine from Russian attacks on its infrastructure, a former Nato secretary
general has said.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who held the Nato post from 2009 to 2014 and was the
prime minister of Denmark from 2001 to 2009, said in an interview with the
Guardian that if countries such as Poland agreed to host such air defences,
Russia would understand that an attack on them would be an attack on the whole
of the Nato alliance.
He said: “We have to help the Ukrainian [people] protect themselves against
Russian missiles and drones by building an air shield helping the Ukrainians
shoot down Russian missiles and drones. Nato countries neighbouring Ukraine can
be the location for a Nato-based air defence and missile system.”
Rasmussen also called for the deployment of a European protection force for
Ukraine in advance of a ceasefire agreement. He said the “coalition of the
willing” hoping to assemble such a force for when fighting ends had been
reduced to a coalition of the waiting.
“If we do not carry out major changes in strategy we will look into a forever
war,” he said. “Putin has no incentive to engage in peace negotiations so long
as he thinks he can win on the battlefield. Changes in speed and mindset are
needed.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
