"Those who want to fight a little": the expert named Putin's main purpose in confrontation with NATO
According to the results of the survey, it became clear that in none of the surveyed countries, even half of the population expressed his willingness to enter the war. Most Europeans believe that the United States of America will provide them with protection and help prevent possible military conflicts. This was reported by the Head of the Center for Military Legal Research, military expert Oleksandr Musienko in a comment to the Channel 24.
According to him, Europeans are now a completely different agenda, which is far from militarization. These trends occurred decades ago, after the destruction of the Berlin Wall. "A generation that knows about the Cold War in Germany has grown up only from history. What to worry about the Germans if they have Ramstein," Musienko said. At the same time, the Baltic countries are aware that the main threats are aimed at them, and therefore they show greater mobility and concentration.
Poland is currently expanding the composition of the contract army, creating additional brigades. The expert noted that Putin does not seek the occupation of NATO countries - its purpose is to decompose the unity of the Alliance. He wants to achieve this at the decision -making stage when NATO countries are discussing how to respond to Russia's aggression. "Then, according to Putin and the Kremlin, what we see in sociological surveys now.
There are few people who want to fight, so now the number of regular armed forces, that is, the Contract Army, is increasing in European countries," Musienko said. He added that Russia seeks to demonstrate the inefficiency of the North Atlantic Alliance and to cause an internal crisis in NATO. To achieve this goal, the Russian authorities can take care of the tactics of "green men", temporarily occupying one of the Baltic countries.
This can cause considerable resistance and dissatisfaction with the population in the region. We will remind, in an interview dated January 24, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba stated that North Korea for Russia is "more effective partner" than allies that supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine. According to him, the Russian Federation has a clear advantage in artillery shells.