During a massive missile attack on Ukraine on February 10, 2 Russian Kalibr missiles flew over the territory of Romania. However, the country does not confirm the incident, but stands in the pose of an ostrich.
So, the NATO country once again takes a position, they say, nothing happened. About thisChannel 24Ivan Stupak, a former employee of the SBU and an expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, said.
Why Romania does not confirm the passage of Russian missiles -or a violation, then, of course, there will be Article 5 of the North Atlantic Alliance on collective defense. In fact, NATO is not ready to defend itself.
The Alliance is not ready to defend itself and is looking for any opportunity to pretend that nothing happened and everything is fine, – said the former SBU officer.
NATO has all these documents on collective defense, however there is no determination to act when it comes down to it.
According to Stupak, the Alliance is not yet a dead organization and Ukraine needs to keep moving there. However, the real prospect lies with small associations – no more than 10 countries that can defend themselves resolutely. Both from missiles flying over their territory, and on the diplomatic front.
Stupak suggested why NATO did not shoot down missiles over Romania: watch the video
Why NATO did not shoot down missiles over Romania
Stupak noted that there is a possibility that the Alliance “didn't see” Russian missiles in Romanian airspace. This is possible if the “Caliber” flew an insignificant distance over the territory of a NATO country and the air defense system did not work.
However, this option should be ruled out and considered that NATO recorded the passage of missiles by the aggressor country. In this case, there is only one answer.
“At the moment the only answer for me is cowardice”, said the former SBU officer.
Russian missiles flew over Romania: what is known
- On February 10, Russia massively fired missiles at Ukraine 14 times. Moreover, two Russian Kalibr-type missiles crossed the airspace of Romania, which is a member of NATO.
- Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny said that first the Caliber crossed the border of Ukraine with Moldova, flew over the territory of Romania and again entered the airspace of Ukraine.
- The press secretary of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat said that the Air Force the ability to shoot down these enemy missiles. However, they understood the risks and threats to the population of a foreign state, so they did not do it right away.
- The Air Force promised to provide certain data and materials from radars where missiles were recorded flying over Romania. They also stressed that Russia had already used Moldovan airspace three times to strike at Western Ukraine.
- Now Romania does not confirm the passage of Russian missiles. They claim that they flew 35 kilometers to the border with the country. The local Ministry of Defense promised to establish all the details and soon return with official information. At the same time, Moldova has already confirmed the passage of missiles by the terrorist country.
