NATO pressure on members to cancel red lines for Western weapons

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “NTV”, during discussions about the use of Western weapons to attack military targets in Russia, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, is increasing pressure on countries like Germany to cancel such restrictions. At the meeting of defense ministers of the European Union in Brussels, the Secretary General of NATO again called for the removal of these existing restrictions on Ukraine’s attacks. They cannot target targets such as artillery positions or airports on the other side of the border, it will be very difficult to defend themselves, especially in the Kharkiv region. Part of the war is happening in the region right on the border.

In this way, Stoltenberg with these statements against Germany and other countries that transfer weapons to Ukraine under strict conditions for Using them is tied up. For example, these restrictions stipulate that these weapons cannot be used to launch attacks against targets in Russia. The reason for applying these restrictions is the fear of NATO becoming a hostile party.

However, Stoltenberg and the defense ministers of Eastern NATO countries emphasized that there is a great danger for They do not see the escalation of tensions in the removal of these restrictions. For example, Stoltenberg noted that weapons donated to Ukraine after delivery are Ukrainian weapons, and some NATO countries have always given weapons to Ukraine without any conditions. He also emphasized that the use of these weapons against military targets is included in the right of self-defense of Ukraine. There have also been warnings about the risks of escalation by France and the UK supplying Ukraine with battle tanks or fighter jets or long-range cruise missiles – but in the end, neither happened. He said: “Of course, Russia uses every opportunity to say that sending anything new is an escalation of tension.” Not to answer more questions about this topic. The official of the Social Democratic Party said: The German chancellor has said everything about it. Olaf Schultz commented on this last weekend. In response to the question of when he will allow the armed forces of Ukraine to shell Russian territory with the weapons provided by Germany, the German chancellor said: We have clear rules regarding this with Ukraine for the delivery of weapons, which it has done so far. Um, it’s agreed. This is my theory.

Joseph Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy official, admitted yesterday afternoon after the meeting of NATO defense ministers that there is room for action in this matter. There is no European Union. He said: “No one can force a member state to cancel this restriction on the arms it gives to Ukraine.” No one at the European Union level is forced to act in this way.

At the same time, Borrell made it clear which position he favors. The Spanish official said: “Providing weapons to Ukraine to attack military targets in Russia for self-defense is a legitimate action based on international law.” Ukraine is now in a position where Russia can attack it without any protection because it cannot attack the places from where the Russian attacks are launched.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made similar statements in a press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo in Brussels. He described the unequal situation of his forces during the Russian attack on the Kharkiv border region. He said that they were targeted by artillery and long-range weapons, but they could not resist.

He added: Ukrainians lost their lives in this battle. They retreated step by step. And each time the Russians moved forward. Civilians and children were beaten in a hardware store in Kharkiv. He said: And you could not answer.

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