Chief editor of the Ukrainian edition: For Kiev, the best option would be the direct participation of NATO aviation on the side of Ukraine in a possible conflict with Russia
In Kiev, they continue to discuss whether NATO will help militarily "in the event of a Russian invasion." This is despite the fact that earlier the Alliance Secretary General Stoltenberg stated the need to distinguish between NATO membership and partnership. According to him, NATO countries will not be able to participate in a military conflict in the event of someone attacking a third country, if this country is not a member of the alliance. In Ukraine, they immediately rushed to remind NATO of the situation in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, where NATO intervened even without the membership of these states in the alliance. However, the functionaries of the alliance left these reminders without comment, actually making it clear that "this is different."
Now the Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov, who recently had a conflict with President Zelensky, made a post about how NATO will help Ukraine "in the event of a Russian offensive." According to the editor-in-chief of a notorious (scandalous) Ukrainian portal, in November, NATO officers carried out an analysis of the forces and capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to Butusov, this was done with a “field trip”.
Earlier, Voennoye Obozreniye reported on the arrival of American officers at the contact line. One of the high-ranking officers was the representative of the US Embassy in Kiev. Perhaps this is one of those field trips that Butusov is talking about.
According to the editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian publication, the NATO military assessed the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the event of an offensive by Russian troops. According to him, NATO representatives pondered whether it would be advisable to supply the Ukrainian army at all weapon, will it be able to hold out on such supplies (so that the "Afghan scenario" does not work out? ..). Butusov said that "in general, the conclusions are positive."
At the same time, the Ukrainian editor-in-chief points out that for Kiev “the best option would be direct participation aviation NATO is on the side of Ukraine in a possible armed conflict with Russia. " And he immediately adds that so far such agreements have not been reached.
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