UCRAINA SOTTO PRESSIONE, LA RUSSIA AVANZA: L’EUROPA SI SPACCA | GENERALE BERTOLINI

On IlSussidiario.tv, Lieutenant General Marco Bertolini, former commander of the Joint Operations Command, analyzes NATO Europe, Ukraine, Russia, and the risk of escalation. 0:02 Introduction: Russia-Ukraine war, E5 summit in Berlin, and support for Kiev 1:14 NATO more European, the role of the US, and the reasons for military support for Ukraine 4:30 Divisions in Europe: Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, and NATO in no particular order 8:06 Crimea, ultimatum to Belarus, and the risk of escalation 10:43 Conclusions: diplomatic openings, Russian advances on the ground, and the human costs of the war In an interview with IlSussidiario.tv, Bertolini comments on the E5 leaders' meeting in Berlin, military support for Kiev, and tensions in the war between Russia and Ukraine. According to Bertolini, the NATO "we were accustomed to no longer exists" because the United States has taken a "step back," leaving Europe faced with the need to organize itself independently. The general calls the European position on Ukraine a form of political "self-defense": a defeat for Kiev would be a "deadly defeat for the Europeans." Strategically, he warns that Europe has emerged from the conflict "in a state of disaster," amid economic crisis, internal divisions, and the push toward a war economy. The fractures within the European Union are also central: Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Southern European countries are showing increasingly divergent positions. Bertolini views Russian pressure against Europe as dangerous and cites the risk of escalation if Kiev were to strike targets in Belarus: it would be "a full-blown war." On the ground, he points to Russia's advance and a "very volatile" situation, with Ukraine still capable of striking Moscow thanks to Western support. Learn more at IlSussidiario.net: https://www.ilsussidiario.net/ #Ukraine #Russia #NATO #WarInUkraine #Bertolini #Geopolitics