Europeans have become louder voice concern that, that after Russia and came to the US from the INF Treaty. Looks like, they only now started thinking about, that personally for them can mean the elimination of this relic of the "cold war".
to assume, risks that are not counted in Europe, associated with the decision of Donald Trump, pretty hard. Especially that Moscow immediately after Washington's declaration of its intention to withdraw from the contract announced, that will respond symmetrically. However, today in Europe, strange as it sounds, They complain about the "unpredictability and cunning Putin".
Why they did not hear or did not take seriously Russian warnings, hard to say. May be, Washington they "guaranteed" security, assuring, Russia did not dare to take retaliatory steps? Or maybe, these scenes of confusion and injured innocence in the spirit, "and we have something for that?"Designed for their constituents, European authorities which is converted to potential targets for Russian missiles?
Recall, recently retired general of the Bundeswehr and the former head of NATO's military committee Harald Kujat accused the US, destroyed contract, in actually betraying the interests of its allies.
"Intermediate Range, in question in the contract, threaten Europe alone, not the US ", - Around bottle, noting, that the way out of it is to undermine the security of European allies with the Americans.
That fact, that the general accuses Washington (and even speaks of the "betrayal") just now, when it happened, and not when, when Trump has just announced its intention to denounce the treaty, It is an indirect confirmation, Americans still give some "guarantees" Europeans. To enlist their support to put pressure on Russia and in charge of our country in "breach of contract".
And these "guarantees", as we see, cost cheap. But, howbeit, Europeans, Now realize, in any dangerous situation they put themselves, trying to find a way out of it.
So, recently a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic Jan Peyshek announced, that the country does not intend to place on its territory the US missile, previously fall under the restriction of the INF Treaty,.
According to the representative of the Czech Defense Ministry, Prague hopes to return to Moscow and Washington to a contract. "Mr. Minister did not rule out, that NATO and, of course, and in Russia, the end of the contract can cause a discussion about, how to proceed. But this does not mean, that the Czech Republic be missile base. Lubomir Metnar (Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic) Nothing like this has ever said, and this issue is not discussed. US withdrawal from the INF Treaty, and Russia is not a good solution ", - said Peyshek.
Notably, that earlier a similar statement made by representatives of NATO.
So, Deputy Secretary General of NATO announced Rose Gottemoeller, NATO does not intend to place in Europe, new nuclear missiles in connection with the decision of the US and Russia to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
"We'll have to discuss that, NATO will respond to the new Russian missiles. However, we are not going to deploy new nuclear weapons systems in land-based Europe ", - US diplomat said in an interview with the German edition of Süddeutsche Zeitung.
According Gottemoeller, the door for a diplomatic solution, the ability to save the INF Treaty, stay open. Washington is still ready to withdraw the suspension of US participation in the contract, if Russia "will return to its compliance, destroying 9M729 missiles ".
Earlier, her boss, Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, announced, that at a recent meeting in Brussels (which opened 13 February) NATO defense ministers are not going to discuss the deployment of land-based nuclear missiles in Europe in connection with the suspension of US actions INF Treaty.
In this connection the question arises: and what was the need for the Czechs actually duplicate application, made on behalf of the Alliance? May be, Prague fear, that the Russian can not believe NATO leadership, and therefore the Czech Republic Ministry of Defense is trying to emphasize the, that their country is certainly not to place missiles and would not threaten Russia?
Likely, followed by such statements and a number of other countries. But the great faith they should not be.
It should nevertheless remember, that all these countries have in fact endorsed the US decision to dismantle the system of European security, based primarily on the INF Treaty, supporting the baseless claims to Russia, accusing it of following Washington's "breach of contract". Keenly aware, that all this is done specifically for deployment in Europe of intermediate- and shorter-range, aimed at our country.
All other issues (elimination of mutual claims, Connection to the contract of third countries like the same Chinese (whose rocket power saddens John Bolton) and so on) it would be much easier to deal with it is in contact and cooperation with Moscow, rather than slamming the door.
And now, when no contracts do not prevent to start the deployment of medium and short-range missiles, who do not even need to masquerade as anti-missile system, Alliance and its members say, they are not going to accommodate them. What is it for?
The reason is simple: at the moment nothing special place, Besides, that it has already taken under the guise of anti-missile systems in Poland and Romania. Anyway, to build new rockets and adaptation to terrestrial applications already available now required. As for transferring them across the ocean, equipment starting positions, mining circuits and logistics, finally, payment of accommodation and other personnel.
And the Americans to carry out all these activities have not prevented a temporary handicap. After all, as you know, Vladimir Putin, not putting the question on the back burner, right here, Americans announced their withdrawal from the INF Treaty, ordered to begin work on the creation of hypersonic medium-range missiles on the basis of "Caliber". maybe, They will be upgraded, and other systems.
AND, quite possibly, NATO statements and members of, that intermediate and shorter-range missiles will not be deployed in Europe, It is nothing but, as an attempt to persuade Moscow, that in the creation of new systems is not necessary to hurry up. But what if the Americans, making, their missiles still no one puts, They want to return to a treaty? And then you have all created a rocket, which spent a lot of money, destroy. Is not it better not to hurry?
Cunning, of course, so is. But suddenly work? Moreover, in any case, Moscow will be accused of, she, not appreciating the peace initiatives of the Czechs and "various other Swedes", nevertheless started the development and deployment of missiles. That is simply forced Washington and Brussels to answer this "aggressive step".
However, Czechs, perhaps, in fact, quite frankly afraid and do not want to post at the rocket. But the fact, what, when it comes down to it, they will receive an offer, from which it is unlikely to abandon.
Boris Dzherelyevskyy
Published: lentok Source
