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> I'm unable to find any recent writing in English that indicates that he thinks that is a belief in Moscow. For now, I can only find sources in Russian, e.g.

by geoka9 5y ago

> I'm unable to find any recent writing in English that indicates that he thinks that is a belief in Moscow. For now, I can only find sources in Russian, e.g. this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-WB8AXLKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-WB8AXLKs https://echo.msk.ru/blog/piontkovsky_a/2988037-echo/ https://echo.msk.ru/blog/piontkovsky_a/2988037-echo/

nl 5y ago
Translated version: https://echo-msk-ru.translate.goog/blog/piontkovsky_a/2988037-echo/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://echo-msk-ru.translate.goog/blog/piontkovsky_a/298803... He makes an interesting argument: For years now, Russia has been training the United States like Pavlov's dog, delicately preparing the Americans for their most important capitulation - the refusal to fulfill their allied obligations under Article 5 of the NATO Charter. I agree there is a risk Putin thinks he has achieved this. Traditionally, during the Cold War, the US would station US troops in pretty-much indefensible forward locations (eg West Berlin). The theory was that these troops would be killed by any attack, and US allies could be confident that the loss of US lives would be enough to make sure the US responded. Interestingly, NATO has prominently been pointing out the existence of "four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland... led by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and the United States respectively" https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_136388.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_136388.htm And repeating their commitment to article 5: "Putin’s war affects us all and NATO Allies will always stand together to defend and protect each other," he said. The Secretary General also noted that NATO is deploying elements of the NATO Response Force for the first time in its history. "Today, French troops are arriving in Romania as the lead element of this force. Our commitment to Article 5, our collective defence clause, is iron-clad," https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_192548.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_192548.htm The reluctance of Trump to back article 5[1] will cost lots of lives. [1] https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/05/17/trumps-nato-article-5-problem/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/05/17/t...

by geoka9 5y ago

nl 5y ago

Translated version: https://echo-msk-ru.translate.goog/blog/piontkovsky_a/2988037-echo/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://echo-msk-ru.translate.goog/blog/piontkovsky_a/298803... He makes an interesting argument: For years now, Russia has been training the United States like Pavlov's dog, delicately preparing the Americans for their most important capitulation - the refusal to fulfill their allied obligations under Article 5 of the NATO Charter. I agree there is a risk Putin thinks he has achieved this. Traditionally, during the Cold War, the US would station US troops in pretty-much indefensible forward locations (eg West Berlin). The theory was that these troops would be killed by any attack, and US allies could be confident that the loss of US lives would be enough to make sure the US responded. Interestingly, NATO has prominently been pointing out the existence of "four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland... led by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and the United States respectively" https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_136388.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_136388.htm And repeating their commitment to article 5: "Putin’s war affects us all and NATO Allies will always stand together to defend and protect each other," he said. The Secretary General also noted that NATO is deploying elements of the NATO Response Force for the first time in its history. "Today, French troops are arriving in Romania as the lead element of this force. Our commitment to Article 5, our collective defence clause, is iron-clad," https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_192548.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_192548.htm The reluctance of Trump to back article 5[1] will cost lots of lives. [1] https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/05/17/trumps-nato-article-5-problem/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/05/17/t...