Poland and the Baltic states are preparing for a scenario "without US help" in the event of a Russian attack - The Guardian
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Eastern European countries are preparing for the possibility that the US will not join the defense in the event of a Russian attack. If Ukraine is forced to sign a peace agreement and Russia has time to regroup, "the Kremlin's appetite for testing NATO could grow."
Poland and the Baltic states are preparing for a scenario in which US troops may not join the defense in the event of a possible attack by the russian federation. In his article, writes The Guardian correspondent in Central and Eastern Europe Shaun Walker, reports UNN.
Details
He notes that in mid-May, at a meeting in the Estonian capital Tallinn, US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno was directly asked whether American troops would fight if Russia invaded the Baltic states. He "shifted uncomfortably in his chair" and then gave a vague answer that did not include the word "yes."
This issue is both psychological and geopolitical. Eastern Europe has been one of the most pro-American regions in the world since the fall of communism. Poland joined NATO in 1999, the three Baltic states joined in 2004, and US security guarantees have since been a fundamental part of national defense strategies. Now these countries face the possibility of being abandoned by their main ally
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He recalls the scandalous meeting of American leader Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, after which the US administration stopped sharing intelligence data with Kyiv.
The suspension was lifted just over a week later, but it left an indelible impression, demonstrating that the usual boundaries and frameworks of diplomacy have been thrown into the trash.
The author predicts that if Ukraine is forced to sign a peace agreement and Russia has time to regroup, "the Kremlin's appetite for testing NATO may grow."
Reminder
Latvian intelligence stated that there are signs of Russia preparing military provocations against the Baltic states or Poland. A NATO source confirmed the data on Putin's plans to test the unity of the alliance.