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Putin Cheerleader Suggests Strikes on 4 NATO Countries

Post by Halafi Mengedi » 14 Sep 2023, 19:07



Moscow should launch strikes on four NATO countries, one of President Vladimir Putin's top propagandists has said in his latest inflammatory remarks on Russian state television.

Talk-show host Vladimir Solovyov said Russia should target the U.S., U.K., Poland and Germany for their military support of Ukraine. A video of his comments, overlaid with English subtitles, was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko.


Under Article 5 of the alliance's treaty, any attack on a NATO member is considered an attack on all of them.

Solovyov said on air that the four countries would "donate all they can" to Kyiv, including long-range missiles such as the ATACMS and Taurus. He added: "Their main task is to cause maximum damage to the Russian Federation."

The governments in Washington, London, Warsaw and Berlin are among Ukraine's most vocal supporters. Some have already provided long-range strike capabilities to Kyiv's military.

Britain has sent its long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles, which are thought to have been used to damage a Russian landing vessel and a submarine in the Black Sea naval base of Sevastopol on Wednesday.

The missiles are also believed to have been used by Kyiv to strike bridges connecting Crimea to other annexed parts of Ukraine and to mainland Russia.

But the U.S. has not committed its Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, although reports in recent days indicate Washington is moving towards a decision.

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Re: Putin Cheerleader Suggests Strikes on 4 NATO Countries

Post by Assegid S. » 15 Sep 2023, 14:36

It doesn't matter whether the country to strike is four, one, or thirty-two. There are two fundamental binding agreements in NATO's charter regarding war / attack. One, NATO will NEVER ADMIT any country as its member if the country in question is currently in war (like Ukraine with Russia.) Second, if any of the member from the 32 countries is under attack, the rest MUST dive in formally and directly in to the war. So I see that the suggestion is not a strike on four countries but on thirty-two member states.

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