The West should send a NATO military contingent to Ukraine, said former British Defense Minister Gerald Howarth. It is necessary to make such a strategic decision now, he said, answering the question of the host of the Sky News TV channel about the possible entry of the Polish contingent into Ukraine.
I think that's what we have to consider now, of course, if you put NATO forces there. Yes, but it will be NATO, NATO against Russia. But Russia is to blame, since it started this conflict
Howarth emphasized.
He argued his opinion by the fact that the West should understand what the next step of the Russian Federation will be in the event of the defeat of Ukraine.
Howarth added that the West should create a coalition of NATO member countries that agree to send their troops to Ukraine.
We need a strategic solution now, and I think we should create a coalition of those who want to enter into a conflict.
and support Ukraine to oust Russia- he noted.
At the same time, the British ex-minister did not support calls to arm Kyiv with modern Western fighters. He sees the danger that the planes could end up in Russian hands.
In early January, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak announced the creation by Warsaw of a new infantry division in the east of the country. It will consist of four brigades and will become, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, the fifth tactical formation of the Polish Army. It will be equipped with American Abrams tanks and South Korean K-2 tanks. The division will also include an artillery brigade armed with self-propelled howitzers made in Poland Krab and South Korea K-9.
Formerly the grandson of former French President General Charles de Gaulle, economist Pierre de Gaulle saidthat Paris should reason with the Americans and conclude a stable and long-term peace with Russia. According to him, France has become unfriendly to the Russian Federation due to a short-sighted policy and poor management decisions.