Ukrainian war
Chairman of the United States Chief of Staff Mili and Minister of Defense Austin pointed out at the Military Commission of the House of Representatives on Tuesday that the threat of China and Russia is still severe.
(Washington Composite Electric) Milly, Chairman of the United States Chiefs of Staff, said that the world is becoming increasingly unstable and the possibility of major international conflicts is increasing, not decrease.
Milly and National Defense Austin pointed out at the military committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday that the threats of China and Russia are still severe.This is the first time that Russia has invaded Ukraine on February 24, the two Pentagon leaders have been questioned by Congress.
Milly said that Russia's invasion was the biggest threat to peace and security in Europe and the world since its service.
We are now facing two global powers: China and Russia. They both have strong military power and intend to fundamentally change the current global order based on rules.We are entering an increasingly unstable world, and the possibility of major international conflicts is increasing, not decrease.
The Military Commission's highest -level Republicans Rogers suggested that the United States set up permanent bases in the eastern nATO countries such as Poland and the Baltic countries at the hearing to deter Russia.
Milly responded that he supported the establishment of a permanent base and believed that the United States' allies in Europe, especially the three Baltic nations, and Poland and Romania, would be very willing to build a permanent base.
However, he believes that the U.S. military should rotate regularly, not for a long time to save costs.Because if the troops are generally stationed for two to three years, they will bring their family, and this requires more support facilities, such as schools, hygiene and shopping places.
At present, about 67,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Europe, mainly distributed in Germany, Britain and Italy.
Austin said that NATO is still discussing how to strengthen the permanent existence in Eastern Europe. When everything has a conclusion, the United States will definitely participate.
Former Russian Petroleum Tycoon: Putin believes that it has fought against Europe and the United States
Several Republicans asked Milly and Austin whether the United States prevented Russian President Putin from attacking Ukraine.Milly responded that unless the US military was deployed in Ukraine, he did not think Putin would be frightened.Milly pointed out that the records of sanctions in preventing aggression are very poor, but it has successfully paid Russia a huge price.
On the other hand, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former Russian oil tycoon in exile overseas, pointed out that the current situation of the United States and Western allies failed to look at the current situation from the perspective of Putin, that is, they are already fighting with Russia.
In an interview with Bloomberg in Washington, Dorkovsky said that as the major powers such as the United States have increased sanctions on Russia, provide weapons and train Ukraine to Kiev.Fight.
Dolkovsky pointed out that the West spread a dividing line between the conflict on Ukraine and the war to the territory of NATO member states, but it was of little significance for Putin.In the beginning, Putin said that the war included them.
He said that Putin believes that NATO is very weak. If Russia attacks the Baltic countries, NATO will not defend these countries; these countries are members of the former Soviet Union.If this happens, Putin believes that NATO will disintegrate, which means that the global influence of the United States will decline directly.
Dolkovski believes that relies on economic sanctions to prevent Putin, and the United States must show Putin's consistent force policy.
Dolkovsky was disagree with Putin in the early 2000s and was prison for tax evasion and money laundering.He was exiled overseas after his release in 2013 and now settled in London.
