Bundesverteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius hat angekündigt, zusätzliche 4000 Bundeswehrsoldatinnen und -soldaten in das NATO-Partnerland Litauen zu schicken, um die Ostflanke der NATO zu stärken. „Deutschland ist bereit, dauerhaft eine robuste Brigade in Litauen zu stationieren“, sagte Pistorius in Vilnius.
Archiv: Gitanas Nauseda
Der litauische Präsident forderte wegen Prigozhin eine Stärkung der Ostflanke der NATO. Laut Präsident Nauseda wird Litauen mehr Ressourcen, einschließlich ausländischer Geheimdienste bereitstellen, um mit „den sicherheitspolitischen Aspekten Weißrusslands“ Schritt zu halten.
Allies Pressure Biden to Hasten NATO Membership for Ukraine
(June 14, 2023)
The hope in the push is that once Ukraine is a full member of the alliance, Russia would not dare to try to topple the government in Kyiv because an attack on one NATO country is considered an attack on them all. Ukrainian membership has become a “consuming debate,” both in Europe and inside the Biden administration, according to one senior U.S. official who is deeply involved in the discussions.
Only Germany has sided fully with Mr. Biden, though some of the other 29 allies have their own quiet doubts about Ukraine’s readiness to fully join the alliance — and the risks that NATO nations could get sucked directly into a conflict with Russia in the future.
Russia denies striking Poland with missiles
Officials from the Baltic states blamed Russia and claimed that Poland should invoke NATO’s Article 5 in retaliation. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky accused Russia of “terrorism” and said NATO needed to “act” against this “attack on collective security.”