The Chief of Staff of the United States Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, told the CNN on Tuesday (26) that the entire “global international security order” put in place after World War II is at stake if Russia escapes “without penalty” after its invasion of Ukraine.
The top US general spoke exclusively to the CNN after a meeting organized by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin with allied countries at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Austin brought the countries together to discuss the current situation in Ukraine.
“If this is left aside, if there is no response to this aggression, if Russia gets away with this without cost, then the so-called international order also ends, and if that happens, then we are entering an era of serious instability,” he said. milley.
“What is at stake is the global international security order that was put in place in 1945. That order lasted 78 years, it prevented great power warfare, and underscoring this whole concept is the idea that great nations will not conduct military aggression. against smaller nations, and that’s exactly what happened here,” he added.
Milley’s warning about the potential global implications of Russia’s actions in Ukraine also underscores the current sense of urgency felt by USA and its allies as the war enters what could be a critical juncture.
“No time to waste”
Shortly after Milley’s interview, Austin also stressed the importance of acting quickly to provide Ukraine with much-needed military aid, telling a news conference that the US and other allies “have no time to waste” when it comes to providing crucial assistance to combat the crisis. the Russia.
“We have no time to lose. Today’s briefings clearly explained why the next few weeks will be crucial for Ukraine, so we have to move at the speed of war. And I know that all the leaders are leaving today more determined than ever to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression and atrocities,” Austin said.
The secretary highlighted Germany’s commitment to send 50 anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, announced on Tuesday. The British government said it would provide additional anti-aircraft capabilities to Ukraine as well, and Canada said it would send eight armored vehicles to Ukraine, Austin said.
He also said that he thought Ukraine “should once again apply to become a member of NATO” in the future.
“I think NATO will always have its principles of keeping an open door. So I don’t want to speculate about what might happen,” she told a news conference. Austin reiterated that one of the US’s goals is to “make it harder for Russia to threaten its neighbors and make them less able to do so.”
“Their ground forces have been reduced in a very significant way. Casualties are quite substantial, lost a lot of equipment. They used a lot of precision-guided munitions. And so they are, in fact, in terms of military capability, weaker than when they started.”
Austin also pointed out how international sanctions on Russia would make it harder for Moscow to replace that lost military capability.
“Completely irresponsible” nuclear reasoning
Milley also criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for his recent comments on the danger of nuclear war, saying it is “completely irresponsible” for any leader of a nuclear power to start “stirring up the nuclear issue”.
“Whenever a nation-state leader starts stirring up the nuclear issue, everyone takes it seriously,” Milley said during his interview with CNN.
Lavrov said on Monday that nuclear deterrence was Russia’s “principled position”, but added: “The danger is serious, it is real, it cannot be underestimated.”
Milley said the US military is monitoring Russia’s nuclear threat along with allies.
THE CNN reported earlier this month that the US military is keeping a constant watch on Russia’s nuclear arsenal as the war in Ukraine continues and Austin is being briefed two or three times a week on the situation.
The US saw no indication that Russia made any move to prepare nuclear weapons for use during the war, but two sources familiar with recent intelligence assessments told the CNN that officials are more concerned about the threat of Russia using them than at any time since the Cold War.
Source: CNN Brasil
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