The new NATO operation in Poland and Romania wants to defend the most eastern European borders. But inevitably lays the foundations for the return of the iron curtain. The Chief of Staff, General Portolano: “Europeanism must read himself as Atlanticism”
The name of the new operation decided by NATO is East sentinel. And the work of the sentinels is to check a position, give the alarm and, in the extreme, in case you defend yourself from an attack. So, after the mysterious – and let me say a little suspicious – attack of the drones that took place last week, according to the leaders of the Atlantic alliance, something should be done, that is, to deploy defenses in Poland and Romania. Those who was born in the sixties feel the return of an iron curtain and a division of Europe that seemed to have fallen together with the concrete slabs of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Also because this operation does not have a term, it will last until it is useful, surely when at least one of the governments of Russia or Ukrainian will change protagonists. The fact remains that “Sentinel of the East” has the task of strengthening the safety of the east side of allied countries even more, giving at least a feeling of greater protection to Warsaw and Bucharest, delude yourself to cut off any hostile movement by the Kremlin. We will do it with how much each nation has made available: Berlin takes four Eurofighter hunting, Paris takes three rafale fighters, Copenhagen a couple of F-16 and a ship, while other nations are still coordinating and deciding their contributions. All this will add up to the forces of Enhanced Air Policing, another mission that in Poland is ready an operating group of the Norwegian and one Dutch aviation, equipped in all of eight F-35 aircraft and helped by another five Eurofighter Typhoon of the German aviation that have been located in Romania. to the contingent (men and means) who are already under the command of NATO. Although our defense denies. How many planes, with what and where, exactly we will know in a few hours, but they will certainly be added to the operators and technicians of the battery of Samp-t missiles supplied, to our four F-35 already present in those parts and to the now famous Airplane Radar G550CAEW used to trace the phantom drones without explosive, rattopped with adhesive tape and evidently disoriented that have become perfect Alibi to shout at the wolf. In all there are already about two thousand Italian soldiers, but it is a number that will easily grow. The United Kingdom will instead help the Baltic countries on the north border of Europe, where it is known that on the borders of the Arctic there are often approaching and trespassing by Russian aircraft, especially bombers, who perform training and evaluation missions of western responses.
Meanwhile, the declarations of Minister Crosetto on the fact that they are not yet preparated enough to defend us from a possible attack bounce in the media, but none of the politicians who have reduced the expenses and military investments for decades, they dream of admitting that it was a serious mistake before a preventing dreams of Europeanism (largely broken) to the equipment for armed deterrence. In the meantime, however, NATO will have made an explicit request for what it would be for by Italy and this request will be submitted to the approval of our institutions. In fact, like it or not, with this operation, NATO recreates a protective barrier from the North Sea to the Black Sea in response to a declaration pursuant to article 4 of NATO by the Polish government. The question is now: but what should we defend ourselves? They tell us that it is necessary to contrast the Russian drones that seek shortcuts to hit Ukraine, but this thesis is not standing for geographical reasons (the path stretches and the fuel consumed makes drones less effective), and also for political reasons, since for the Russian forces it would be much easier to pass through the air space of Belarusia. It is true that the episodes of Russian impudence in the skies of our eastern side are increasing in frequency, with violations of the airspace in Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It remains to be understood why Putin should want to attack a front towards which he has no hope of conquest. But certainly the Russians will certainly strengthen that sector, they will move structures, soldiers and military bases. And this is not good news.
The Italian position between NATO and Europe
Meanwhile, at the Defense Procurement forum this morning (September 16), entitled “The national perspective for a European defense” General Luciano Portolano, Chief of Staff of Defense, explained: “Defense, industry and academic world undertake today to support the realization of a project, expressing a contribution of thought through specific technical tables that will focus on skills such as the Information and Communication Technologies – Cyber, conventional and conventional. spatials. The purpose of this initiative is to strengthen the strategic dialogue between defense and national industry with the aim of creating a structured format that pushes the various defense joints and the various industrial actors to a constant confrontation, on the prospects of medium-long period of industrial policy in the sector. A reversal of roles never occur, with the industry that expresses the operational needs and the defense that decides industrial strategies. As an institution they are faced with a crucial phase of history. also feel a strong Italian accent “.
