Russia is testing NATO's resolve - Sybiha

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha said that every violation of NATO countries’ airspace by russia is a test of the Alliance’s strength. Sybiha wrote this on the social network "X," reports UNN.

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russia is testing NATO’s strength. Each new violation tests the allies’ readiness, represents an attempt to test the limits of what is permissible for moscow, and raises the stakes ahead of the next provocation. Ukraine has already seen this pattern: when russia encounters indecision, it escalates the situation. When it encounters strength, it changes its calculations

According to him, the threats that Ukraine faces every day on a much broader scale are increasingly extending beyond our borders. 

russian missiles and drones, sabotage, and other forms of hybrid pressure are components of one and the same strategy. Ukraine has unique combat experience in detecting, intercepting, and countering these threats and is ready to share it with its allies

He added that moscow would like the capitals of NATO countries to believe that strengthening their own defenses and supporting Ukraine are contradictory priorities. 

In fact, they reinforce each other. A better-protected Ukrainian sky strengthens NATO’s eastern flank. A more decisive NATO response limits russia’s ability to escalate further. That is why strengthening Ukraine’s air defense is crucial for the security of the entire region. russia must understand that every attempt to test our collective resolve will make Ukraine and NATO stronger, better prepared, and more united—not the opposite

It will be recalled

Kremlin chief vladimir putin may try to "test NATO’s resolve with a limited attack on an allied country within the next few years," according to new U.S. intelligence reports that outline possible scenarios, "ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale ground invasion."