Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stated on Sunday 20 September that Donald Tusk's warnings against Russian hybrid attacks on supporting states Ukraine must be taken seriously. After talking to the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney pointed to a real hazard of sabotage. For Poland this means the request to defend borders and infrastructure hard.
Norway takes the informing of Poland seriously
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre referred during a press conference in Ottawa to a Thursday speech by Donald Tusk. The head of the Polish government warned that Russia could intensify attacks on Ukraine, including close the border with Poland, and carry out drones and rockets strikes on the supporting states of Kiev. Moscow would present specified incidents as accidental to weaken the North Atlantic Alliance's will to respond.
Støre said that warnings from Warsaw should be taken seriously. He besides referred to an assessment by the Norwegian intelligence community that there are real risks of hybrid activity to possible sabotage. This is an crucial confirmation, as it does not come from the east flank, but from Norway, a country with its own border with Russia and experience in protecting infrastructure in the far north.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed the position of Norwegian partner. He pointed out that closer global cooperation gives a wider exchange of intelligence and a more complete image of threats. The talks of both Prime Ministers besides afraid the safety of the Arctic, defence, space, fresh technologies and critical minerals.
Attempt to paralyze NATO's answers
The core of Tusk's informing is simply a possible Russian effort to act below the threshold of open war. The impact presented as an accident, a navigational mistake or an accidental border breach is to make a dispute over whether NATO should respond. specified an operation does not request to trigger an armed conflict immediately to accomplish its objective. All he has to do is divide his allies, hold his decisions and sow fear.
That's why Donald Tusk's earlier informing of a real threat to war it must not stay a specified component of political rhetoric. If the government refers to service information, it must translate it into airport, railway, power, ports, telecommunications networks and border crossings. The liable state does not frighten citizens. The liable State shall prepare procedures, reserves and a clear response.
Poland needs its own resilience
Alliances are a pillar of Polish security, but no alliance releases the state from its own readiness. Poland lies on the east flank of NATO and remains the main logistical support for Ukraine. Each disruption of transport, communication or energy affects straight the safety of Poles and the ability of the state to act.
Common plans and fast data exchange are needed, but besides their own ability to identify, defend anti-aircraft and defend infrastructure. In this context, it is crucial strengthening the defence plans of NATO's east flank. Paper won't halt a drone or a diversion. It must be followed by trained men, efficient command and equipment ready for use.
The reaction of Norway and Canada shows that the Polish informing was heard. Now it's about execution. The Kremlin has been investigating the resilience of Western states for years with pressure, provocation and sabotage. The answer of Poland must be hard realism: a calm assessment of the facts, an efficient state and deterrence, which leaves no area for the opponent to calculate dangerously.
Source: Interia Events, Associated Press
Source: Interia Events
