The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic categorically spoke against the deployment of NATO troops in the country

Agency ITAR-TASS referring to Reuters, reports that Defense Minister Martin Stropnitsky spoke out against the constant presence of NATO troops in the country.

Meanwhile, this position of the Czech Republic is fundamentally different from the chosen line of conduct of the Polish authorities, who, on the contrary, turned to NATO with a request to deploy troops on their territory on a permanent basis. Warsaw decided to take this step as a result of strained relations between Russia and NATO, which arose in connection with the Ukrainian political crisis.

According to Stropnitsky, this reluctance of Prague to deploy foreign troops on its territory is connected with the sad historical country experience. The Minister of Defense is not opposed to expanding cooperation with NATO, if this concerns the field of training or other areas, however, this is not at all about the permanent deployment of troops in the Czech Republic.

The head of the country's Defense Ministry said that when it comes to real NATO units, he is skeptical in this regard. Further, Stropnitsky said that the department has no plans to increase defense spending, although it is possible that a gradual build-up will take place in the future. Currently, Czech military spending amounts to 1,08% of GDP, although the level recommended by NATO is 2% of GDP.

It should be noted that about a week ago, the head of NATO made a statement that they were confident of the need to deploy their troops on the territory of Eastern Europe on a permanent basis, which is a consequence of the worsening situation in Ukraine.

Comments

[karal]

Czech Defense Minister Kategorchino spoke out against the deployment of NATO troops in the country

Right, bravo! Strong statement spite Washington throats! There is at least one sane person in the West!

[Sid.74]

Quote: karal

Right, bravo! Strong statement spite Washington throats!

Yes, no ... Immediately everything on the surface ... sykat to the Czechs !!!

According to Stropnitsky, this reluctance of Prague to deploy foreign troops on its territory is due to the country's sad historical experience.

And what if it turns out with Crimea and the Russians remember that the Czechs are Slavs !!!

[igor_m_p]

I think that it’s not that sycophically, just judiciously, the peasant decided that raking nuts because of other people's graters is somehow too much.
It is clear that the Czech Republic itself is by no means interesting for Russia, except as an economic partner.

[Sid.74]

Quote: igor_m_p

It is clear that the Czech Republic itself is by no means interesting to Russia

Chshshshshsh !!! !!! Hush, hush! Well they don’t know !!!

[domokl]

Quote: igor_m_p

just judiciously

Namely, what is NATO troops on the territory of? These are the costs of their upkeep, these are places of deployment, but, most importantly, the automatic inclusion of the country in the list of priority targets for the enemy. The Poles, because of pathological hatred of the Russian Federation, simply do not understand that in case conflict will be the first victims. Namely the first ... Czechs understand this.
NATO is now thought to be active in Romania and Poland. Well, and compulsory friends from the Baltic States will receive a dozen more aircraft to calm ... But how will they be fed?

[igor_m_p]

Firstly, feed, secondly, inclusion in the list of targets, thirdly, NATO troops, these are mainly the United States, and there may be more problems from them than from potential invaders. It is a notorious fact that the soldiers of the US Army in those countries where their military bases are located are virtually untouchable - the authorities of the country have no right to detain or arrest even if the US soldier commits a crime, not to mention bringing him to court. Like, you complain, and we will deal with our soldiers. Showdowns rarely translate into something more than a penalty for service, and even then not always. Well, the staff, knowing about this state of things, are greyhounding immeasurably, so those are still allies ...

[Lunic]

Czechs love Russians "to say the least" even less than Poles.

[ReifA]

I don’t know how at all, but at the level of a tourist who speaks Czech with Russian, if they don’t understand English, I didn’t notice any dislike.

[Hammer]

We began to slowly understand in Europe that there is something ... With whom to be friends, and against whom it is not necessary to be friends. Well, God forbid, such sanity to all other Europeans.

[from punk]

Quote: Hammer

We began to slowly understand in Europe that there is something ..

just not everyone wants to be a colony of the United States. And unlike Germany, the Czech Republic can speak not under the dictation of the United States

[mamont5]

"The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic Kategorchino spoke out against the deployment of NATO troops in the country"

What kind of Czech Republic has become sane. What is it for?
Unfortunately, not everyone in Europe is like that. Here are the descendants of the Roman legionnaire conquerors of Dacia again rattling weapons.

"Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta criticized the country's President Traian Basescu for his insufficiently prompt and decisive reaction to the actions of the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Transnistria, Dmitry Rogozin, whose plane freely crossed Romanian airspace on the way to Chisinau on May 8. In May, the Romanian edition of Ziare.com, Ponta said that in place of the supreme commander-in-chief, he would have raised fighters to force-land a Russian government plane.

According to the Romanian prime minister, none of the persons involved in the EU's "black list", which includes Rogozin, will no longer cross the country's airspace. "We will take care of this," Ponta said, adding that unlike "Basescu, who is walking around the country," he will be decisive and prove to his Western partners that "we can be counted on."
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And if our government planes will be escorted by our fighters to protect against air pirates?

[Rostovchanin]

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta

chatterbox bespontovaya

[theadenter]

Correctly Rogozin warned that he would fly next time on a Tu-160.

[asar]

What - what did Victor Ponta suggest? Landing a government plane ?! Did he overeat hominy? Or Romanian henbane? What will happen to him, but to his Romania, after such a demarche ?! Here is podderzhevshy! "Pontus all on Pontus, fingers fanned out"! And the Czechs are great! There were sober heads in Geyrop, not everything is completely neglected!

[gandalf]

Yes, gentlemen of the Romanians, we will soon explain everything to you who you are and what we think about you

(c) Rogozin
Romanians already hinted

What kind of Czech Republic has become sane. What is it for?

So in the Czech Republic quickly remembered the T-34 tanks on the streets of Prague.

[wanderer_032]

Quote: gandalf

So in the Czech Republic quickly remembered the T-34 tanks on the streets of Prague.

And it was back in the 45th, the inhabitants of Prague, met our tankers as liberators, and not as enemies and occupiers.

[olegkrava]

Quote: mamont5

"The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic Kategorchino spoke out against the deployment of NATO troops in the country"

What kind of Czech Republic has become sane. What is it for?
Unfortunately, not everyone in Europe is like that. Here are the descendants of the Roman legionnaire conquerors of Dacia again rattling weapons.

According to my modest data, the Czech Republic is one of the freshest who remembers what Russia can do. Something else remained in my memory.

[mig31]

Psheks are corrupt, Czechs are more independent, but NATO is a noose around the neck of the country and the Czechs understand ...

[MolGro]

He is right the first lyuley will get those who are closer !!

[Siberian]

The first, and in full, and most often, for a long time, are those who are even gentler, more corrupt and dumber. Previously, everything was conducted (well, or justified by the fact that NATO pays for its stagnation: either something has changed, or the payment is inadequate). Hence the conclusions.

[boom_bah]

Yes, everything is fine, there is no news - they’re afraid, well, let them be afraid. Czechs are normal fighters, Poles too. But, as practice has shown, we are better.

[kafa]

Czechs are not Pshekova golovana shoulders there and memory is not lost. remember the Soviet soldier and remember the occupier boots (German)

[Good_Taxist]

Quote: karal

Meanwhile, this position of the Czech Republic is fundamentally different from the chosen line of behavior of the Polish authorities

Poles are the eternal enemies of Russia with an "endless supply of" rake (rake)! "

[VNP1958PVN]

The main Americans in NATO, but they do not particularly bother with consents. Climb without soap. Find a hundred reasons!

[annodomene]

"... although the NATO recommended level is 2% of GDP ..."
NATO can twist its recommendations into a tube and score it yourself, you know where, and flat, to feel ... It's good that at least there are sensible people in the Czech Republic. NATO (read America) is like a plug for every barrel, well, everything matters. I wonder how the "aggravated situation" sideways can affect the state, separated from the "aggravated" or degraded country by not the smallest ocean?

[yulka2980]

Well done Czechs! I did not expect! It will be necessary to drink a bottle of Czech beer for Stropnitsky’s health

[Tatar 174]

Quote: igor_m_p

It is clear that the Czech Republic itself is by no means interesting for Russia, except as an economic partner.

Also add the Balts here, the Poles, well, why do we need them, let them live as they want. Correctly in the song it is sung: "We do not need the Turkish coast and we do not need Africa!"

[inkass_98]

The minister reasoned quite correctly - when the Czech Republic refused to deploy missile defense elements at home, then brave (since brainless) Romania immediately came out with its proposals. The same will happen now, a replacement is urgently found. A crap with the behavior of US soldiers in the "occupied territory" will be applied automatically, let the gypsies take the allied debt.

[Nikolaevich]

But I wonder if someone from the Baltic states and other, to put it mildly, not quite combat-ready NATO Velenov understands that if "che" then they will simply be thrown. That the same Balts will roll before the first even British soldier to plunge into the BDK? I mean that you need to have either a very small mind or a very big faith in the fact that at a critical moment they will come to your aid

[Rurikovich]

If "what" happens, then, I hope, we will clear these territories from the pro-fascist undead evil spirits. Forever and ever. And also from queers, hairy singing women and other godless rags!

[Nikolaevich]

Well, yes, but I mean that in a sense, NATO is like a curb on a serpentini, it seems, but no one will catch you

[Goha]

He thinks correctly. Will fall under the primary goal. And to destroy the NATO base in the Czech Republic means: to destroy the whole Czech Republic. It still won’t save them. If we start to wet the base in Poland, then the Czechs will also get it.

[kelevra]

A man just realizes that his country in the event of hostilities will become a target!