"All armies are preparing for a conflict in Europe": Czech President urged to support Ukraine
This was stated by the Czech President Peter Paul, reports Ceske Noviny. According to the President of the Czech Republic, not only his country, but also NATO perceives Russia as a threat # 1 in Europe. Peter Paul stressed that it is necessary to really prepare for such a threat. "All armies realistically perceive this threat, all armies are preparing for the possibility of a high -intensity conflict in Europe," Pavel said.
Other heads of states who were present at the Visegrad Four summit, namely Polish President Andrzej Duda, Slovak President Zuzan Chapotov and Hungary's head Katalin Novak agreed that Ukraine's support is important for EU security This is a "natural human step. " "Russian aggression applies to all of us, so Ukraine's support is important for our security. At the same time, it is also a naturally human step," he said.
According to Paul, Russia should be responsible for the lost human lives and the harm caused to Ukraine. "We need to continue to provide comprehensive support to Ukraine and its citizens in our interests," he added. According to the President of Poland Duda, Ukraine still needs support. He also considers it necessary to mobilize allies to continue assisting, in particular, to Ukrainian refugees. President of Slovakia Zuzan Chapotova spoke for the help of Ukraine.
She stressed that support is important because stability and peace in the region are interest. It is interesting that the head of Hungary also joined the position of colleagues and stated that Russia should not win the war. "We stand behind Ukraine and try to give her the maximum help to have the opportunity to protect her people in the war," Katalin Novak said.
According to current calculations, Russia will take at least five to seven years to restore combat capability, said the Czech President when answering questions about a potential threat to the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). "On the other hand, there is much that can change the situation. It will really depend on what the result of the conflict in Ukraine will be," he stated.
According to him, NATO perceives Russia as the greatest threat in Europe, which means the need to prepare for real conflict. At the same time, having noted the common position of the heads of states of V4 on Ukraine, the President of the Czech Republic has declared different perception of the group of the Russian Federation against Ukraine by individual countries.
Yes, he recalled that Hungary and the new Slovak government of Robert Fitzo refuse to supply the Armed Forces weapons, so it seems that these countries have diametrically different opinions with other partners of the "four". We will remind, earlier the head of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel stated that the supply of weapons to Kiev is slowing down, so there is a "great risk" of fatigue from war in Europe.