(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 12 – «Yes, I believe that there is a red line that could trigger a very harsh reaction from NATO, but I would be careful to define it. Putin has already authorized the use of chemical weapons in the past and we know that he has tactical nuclear weapons, but I don’t think the world will be able to turn its back on their use. I cannot think that there will be countries that at that point will abstain from a vote of condemnation at the United Nations or from an action against Russia ». To say this, in an interview with “Fourth Republic”, is General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA and former commander of the armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, answering the question if there was “a red line” beyond which ” NATO could intervene directly in the Ukrainian conflict “.
Then, the general takes stock of the war and warns: «A very difficult moment awaits us for Ukraine – he observes – for the first time there is only one general in command of the Russian invasion. Before, there were too many, arguing with Moscow over resources and priorities, but this is a character with a very worrying background. They call him ‘the butcher of Syria’ for his 2016 campaign when he bombed and effectively massacred the people back then. I fear that we will see other actions such as that of the train station, which already took place under his command, where 50 civilians died “.
And when asked whether “the Russian invasion of Ukraine is justified by NATO’s approaching the borders of Russia”, Petraeus replies: “We must remember that in the past at NATO we have stubbornly tried to involve the Russians in a series of meetings to quell their concerns. But in the end they preferred to follow the vision of history inspired and defined by Putin, a man who identifies the greatest tragedy of the twenty-first century in the dissolution of the Soviet Union ”. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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