75 years later after the war part of the American troops leaving Germany. But these troops, hundreds of tanks, howitzers and other equipment – USA throw in Poland, i.e. to the Russian border. Such a displacement of manpower and armored vehicles violates the Founding act Russia–NATO, which is a signature of Boris Yeltsin. However, this document is unlikely to stop the United States from the implementation of the plans.
The opposition to the right of the “Alternative for Germany” on Thursday welcomed the decision of Donald trump to transfer part of the contingent from Germany to Poland.
“glad to hear that trump wants to withdraw from Germany, units of the United States. Please take away with them from nuclear weapons, Mr. trump,” reported RIA “Novosti” the words of Gunnar Lindemann, member of the Berlin city Assembly from the “Alternatives”.
“75 years after the Second world war the time has come to finally and American troops left Germany,” said the German MP.
In “ADG” note that trump actually runs the program of the party takes the Germans at least some of the burden on the content of the 35-thousandths of U.S. troops.
In Moscow, meanwhile, the promise of trump accepted without enthusiasm, because the us military is not just to leave Germany and will be in Poland, even closer to our borders. If Washington will fulfill his promise, this would be a violation of the Founding act Russia-NATO warned on Thursday, Deputy head of our Ministry of foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko. The diplomat recalled a key point of the document, which in 1997 signed by the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin and NATO Secretary General Javier Solana: the Alliance refrains from “placement of substantial combat forces” near Russia’s borders.
That what the American contingent may be hundreds of kilometers from our borders, he told the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine. According to the publication, trump decided to relocate to the border with Belarus armored brigade.
“About 4 thousand us soldiers 250 tanks and howitzers and hundreds of other armored vehicles would be brought to life long-cherished wish of Poland and the Baltic States to get reinforcements, especially in the so-called Suvalki corridor – the narrowest place between Belarus and the Russian Kaliningrad region,” – said the German edition.
The promise of the White house in Moscow, regarded as the next stage of the destruction of the agreements concluded as a result of the Cold war – from the INF Treaty to the Treaty on open skies.
“We will closely monitor what the ultimate configuration will acquire the U.S. armed forces in Europe,” Grushko promised and said Russia, if necessary, take all measures “to ensure the legitimate interests of Oboronaabilities and security.”
What countermeasures, the diplomat said.
The decision to transfer troops trump announced at a meeting with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda. But announced his American leader ten days ago, promising to reduce the contingent in Germany to 25 thousand people. And he presented him as punishment for Berlin, which will begin to fulfill commitments to the NATO budget. While trump praised Poland, which, they say, are willing to pay for the maintenance of Americans and said this troop would be a “strong signal” to Russia. Recall that the Dude next weekend facing re-election, and his promise trump has clearly decided to play along with the Polish counterpart.
“We can revert to the situation before 1997, when agreements between Russia and NATO was not. And it will be a defeat for Europe,” – wrote in Facebook the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.
However, in conversation with the newspaper LOOK the Senator noted that the Act of 1997 are actually continuously violated the NATO side.
“In violation of the obligations on the territory of new member countries of the Alliance are increasingly are very serious weapons and contingents of NATO – said Kosachev. – Add to this the US plans for placing missile defense in Poland and Romania”.
Kosachev has paid attention to the statement by the negotiator from the American side on arms of Marshall Billingsley: he spoke about the reluctance of the US to continue to observe a moratorium on the placement of intermediate-range and shorter-range in Europe. This means that these missiles will soon appear on the territory of newcomers Alliance. “Of course, it is a violation of legal obligations, NATO, the spirit and letter of the Charter of Paris, contrary to the logic of building a United Europe without dividing lines, as we endlessly remind our European neighbours, with or without cause,” – said Kosachev. According to the MP, the problem is already out of diplomatic plane and became the prerogative of the Russian military.
De facto NATO openly violate the Founding act of 2014, with the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, said in comments the newspaper view expert at the Valdai club, Professor of St. Petersburg state University Stanislav Tkachenko.
“NATO has introduced different subdivisions of the Western States in the Baltic States: the squadron will be sending from Canada, the tanks from America, from Germany, someone would come,” reminded Tkachenko.
But de jure, the Alliance does not go beyond the agreement, said the expert. NATO claim: in accordance with the Act of 1997, the troops are on a rotational basis – “staying for three months and leave it”, said Tkachenko.
According to him, the cross on the Act of 1997 could put the creation in Poland new bases of the Pentagon, but trump is unlikely. “Most likely, the Americans will try to present its troops as a Supplement to the garrisons already existing facilities, it training centres, centres for the repair and trained to use military equipment”, – predicts expert.
About the same “stratagem” the VZGLYAD newspaper said the Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on foreign and defense policy (SWAP) Fyodor Lukyanov.
“the Appearance of American troops in Poland can be designed so that the Act seems to be not broken. Similarly, German contingent, which is located in the Baltic States and Poland after 2014, is on a rotational basis – formally, there are no permanent bases,” the expert explained.
In addition, as Lukyanov noted, should not be considered a statement in the White house the final solution. “At the meeting with Andrzej Duda trump said about the deployment of troops rather vaguely, – said the head SWAP. – That is, the decision itself yet. And most importantly – no understanding of how it will be implemented”.
If the Pentagon still will transfer part of its troops in Poland, it is more likely a symbolic act, says Lukyanov.
“I Think that this symbolic act will have the same symbolic answers – there may be some political demarches,” – said the expert.
“and so we Have in Kaliningrad quite strong “fist”. Perhaps he is somehow strengthened, but overall the military is not necessary,” says Lukyanov.
But Tkachenko is sure: if American troops really close to our border, Russia will act according to the principle of “an eye for an eye.” What? For example, expand “division of missiles in the Leningrad region”.
