(Dan Tri) – A senior official in Romania, a NATO member country, warned that a war scenario with Russia could break out.
Romanian soldiers (Photo: NATO).
Newsweek reported that on February 1, Romania became the latest NATO country to warn of the risk of war breaking out with Russia.
General Gheorghiță Vlad, Romania’s Defense Minister, said his country is currently unprepared for the prospect of war with Russia and warned that it needs to be prepared for such a serious threat.
Last week, General Patrick Sanders, commander of the UK army, called on the government to prepare for a military mobilization campaign due to the possibility that the Russia-Ukraine conflict could spread to other countries.
Previously, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview published on January 19 that a Russian attack on NATO could happen within `the next five to eight years`, while Adm.
Romanian General Vlad said that Russia has become `a challenge to the world order and Moscow’s war in Ukraine is a war against the democratic world`.
He warned that `Romanians, like all people in the European Union, of Europe, need to be concerned` about the possibility of war with Russia breaking out.
According to him, if Russia wins in Ukraine, `Moscow’s next target could be Moldova. We may see tension in the Western Balkans. I think Russia’s policy will escalate in the future.`
In addition, Mr. Vlad also expressed concern about Romania’s combat capabilities, saying that the country’s lack of mandatory military service is the reason why they are not in a state of combat readiness.
He proposed a voluntary basic military training program for men and women aged 35 and under.
Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that speculation in the West about a scenario in which Russia could attack NATO countries once the Ukraine conflict ends is just fiction.
The Russian Foreign Minister said that such statements are absurd for anyone who understands the history and goals of the special military operation Russia carried out in Ukraine `which we announced publicly and without
Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow had no plans to attack NATO.
On the other hand, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on January 27 warned of `catastrophic consequences` when 90,000 NATO and Swedish soldiers conduct exercises near the Russian border in the near future.
`In a few months, a force of 90,000 troops from 31 NATO member states, along with Sweden, will be actively operating near the Russian border in the area from Norway to Romania. This step is deliberately aimed at escalating tensions
According to Ms. Zakharova, NATO’s exercises are `provocative`.
