Posted on 02/25/2022 1:03:42 PM PST by Covenantor
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the alliance by telling it to withdraw forces from member nations or face consequences.
This goes far beyond Ukraine," Stoltenberg warned. "This is about how Russia is actually challenging, contesting core values for our security. Then warning that NATO should withdraw all forces and infrastructure from almost half of our members.
"They said that if we don't do that, if we don't meet their demands, there will be what they call ‘military-technical consequences,'" he added.
The leader of the 30-member alliance said that in response to these threats NATO has for the first time deployed its Response Force for collective security.
Stoltenberg said the U.S., U.K., France and Germany are among the NATO nations to have deployed forces and lead elements to assist the Response Force.
"We have to take this seriously," he said....
(more at link....posting from droid with lousy connection)
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Never mind my post.
It doesn’t look like NATO is planning to counter-invade Ukraine. Just do sensible things like reinforce Estonia.
Which member has been attacked?
Then warning that NATO should withdraw all forces and infrastructure from almost half of our members.
Did Pooty specify who “half of these members” are?
Just curious. I didn’t see anything at link.
“could we kick the current Soviet Union wannabe’s a** if we have to? Of course we could.”
In every war game between NATO and the old USSR from 1950 onward...the loser of a major battle...loser of the war...resorts to nukes and the world burns.
Every time.
War with Russia should be avoided if at all possible.
Well I agree something isn’t right about this...and is Putin actually demanding this or is Nato making this up so that they can act.
The Response Force is a combat brigade.
It’s most Turks right now, with Turk weapons.
A complete non factor.
“They like having the US cover everything, while they care about wind power, transvestite rights, and bringing in Muslims to rape people.”
Just like the US Ruling Class.
Yep....something is lost in translation so to speak......or Nato wants to take actions they can’t legally .....what if they’re making this up so they can justify their actions ahead?
Well “thinly veiled threats” are on both sides.....not just with Putin. Just listening to Biden and others speak even at the UN shows much outlandish talk.
“She said that by all appearances, the ruling elite around Mr. Putin did not realize that Thursday’s war was coming, and was uncertain about how to respond.”
This makes absolutely no sense at all. Unless Putin had them incarcerated with no internet access, no books, and no communication with anyone. How could they not know. Even American millennials knew.
Raises questions about the credibility of the whole article.
At least he doesn’t have over 5,000 nuclear weapons…
Nato/US and Russia are in the’ he said she said ‘ mode’.....both enhancing whatever ‘story’ to justify their actions and their threats. ....have been all along...it’s just intensifying because Ukraines under fire .....BTW so is Russia over their borders but our press isn’t telling that.
There’s no fluoride. Communists only drink alcohol and rain water.
NATO’s military operations are directed by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and split into two Strategic Commands, both long ‘commanded by U.S. officers’, assisted by a staff drawn from across NATO.
So is this Biden’s backdoor way of taking on Putin? Obama would love nothing better frankly.
I’ve been wondering if Putin has cancer or something.
Just go out guns blazing?…
No question we should avoid war with Russia. The question was could we possibly beat them.
Okay....but, to my original question....did NATO, or Fox, or anyone specifically name the ‘half of NATO members’ this article is referring to?
I’ve noticed that his face does seem puffy (steroids ?), lately. 🤔
“Just listening to Biden and others speak even at the UN shows much outlandish talk.”
Well, Biden says some outlandish shit, but no serious threats against Russia. If Biden wanted to get serious he’d collapse Russia’s cash cows: Oil and gas. Nope; he left those alone.
“Biden could never put together a coalition. I wonder who paid off NATO to help?”
That would be the person that tells Soros what to do.
Whoever they are.
When the Russians search the government buildings and find all the information about Hunter and Joe everything changes. Maybe we will find out.
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