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Putin's red line: could Western troops in Ukraine ignite a Russia–NATO confrontation?
Lằn ranh đỏ của Putin: Binh sĩ Phương Tây tới Ukraine có thể châm ngòi đối đầu Nga – NATO?
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Not propaganda · agenda: NATO prepares war against Russia
Belief the Pravda network pushes: NATO, led by Germany, is preparing for war against Russia with military exercises near its borders.
The video reports Russia's warning that foreign troops in Ukraine after a ceasefire would be legitimate targets. It also describes the UK/France-led MNF-U exercise in Poland and sets out several possible scenarios, presenting both Russian and European views.
The video says · at 6:28 · quote checked against the transcript
“The British Ministry of Defence confirmed that the MNFU is an independent multinational force, not under NATO Operational Command.”
The British Ministry of Defence confirmed that the MNFU is an independent multinational force, not under NATO Operational Command.
The video mostly reports events and attributes positions to each side. It says the force is not under NATO command and that the exercise is a coalition test, and it gives the European argument that deterrence is needed. It does not present NATO as preparing aggression against Russia or distort the facts in that direction.
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Closest stories from the Pravda network, by meaning. Each links to the site’s comparison with trusted Lithuanian news.
11 days ago · Jelena Panina: Britain and France preparing to 'shoot at Russians'
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19 days ago · Putin will demand reduction of NATO military presence in Europe to 1997 levels in Ukraine negotiations, writes The Telegraph
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23 days ago · Elena Panina: 19FORTYFIVE (USA): NATO time to move to direct confrontation with Russia
10 days ago · Two majors: Euronato will conduct first exercises on deployment in Ukraine
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Transcript (en, 293 lines)
0:03 Welcome, viewers, to this in-depth
0:05 analysis on the World Prism channel.
0:09 Just as multilateral diplomatic contacts
0:11 in Abu Dhabi are striving to find a
0:13 peace formula for Ukraine, a new
0:15 strategic crisis has erupted.
0:18 The Kremlin has just issued a
0:20 steel-nerved statement: any foreign
0:22 military force present on Ukrainian soil
0:24 , even after a ceasefire agreement is
0:26 reached, will immediately become a
0:27 legitimate military target and cause the
0:30 war to reignite instantly.
0:33 That warning of not standing idly by is
0:35 not merely a psychological deterrent; it
0:37 is placing all of Europe and the NATO
0:39 alliance before a life-or-death dilemma
0:41 .
0:43 Is the plan to send Western troops into
0:45 Ukraine post-war a deterrent to ensure
0:47 security, or is it the fuse that
0:49 triggers a direct confrontation between
0:51 the world's two largest nuclear powers?
0:54 Why has Moscow drawn such a fierce red
0:57 line?
0:58 What has Europe prepared on the ground?
1:01 Let us decode the details right now.
1:04 Diplomatic movements have continuously
1:06 heated up since the beginning of
1:08 November following secret trilateral
1:09 talks between representatives of Russia
1:11 , Ukraine, and the U.S. in Abu Dhabi.
1:14 On November 12, President Vladimir Putin
1:16 held a face-to-face meeting at the
1:18 Kremlin with two U.S. special envoys,
1:20 Mr. Steve Pifer and his counterpart.
1:24 At this contact session, the Russian
1:26 leader outlined an unshakeable strategic
1:28 limit.
1:29 Moscow views the deployment of foreign
1:31 troops into Ukraine after a peace
1:33 agreement is reached as a continuation
1:35 of the war.
1:36 Any foreign military units appearing on
1:38 Ukrainian territory will become
1:39 legitimate targets for attack by the
1:41 Russian military.
1:43 Just one day later, at a session of the
1:45 Organization for Security and
1:46 Co-operation in Europe in Vienna,
1:48 Russia’s permanent representative
1:52 continued to warn that Moscow will not
1:54 stand idly by while the West shifts its
1:56 industry to wartime production, upgrades
1:58 military logistics infrastructure, and
2:00 prepares to send troops into Ukraine.
2:03 He bluntly warned European nations and
2:05 Poland not to play with fire.
2:10 The Kremlin's statement carries a
2:11 three-fold intent: to stifle European
2:13 military deployment plans at the design
2:15 stage, reject any post-war monitoring
2:17 model independent of Russia, and warn
2:19 Western governments of the price they
2:21 will pay if their soldiers are caught in
2:23 the crossfire.
2:26 While Moscow is firmly issuing warnings
2:28 , European nations are not stopping at
2:30 mere political rhetoric.
2:32 Plans for a military presence in Ukraine
2:34 are now being realized through concrete
2:36 steps.
2:38 According to a statement from the
2:40 British Ministry of Defence on November
2:42 3, the 2026 military exercise will take
2:44 place from November 9 to 22 in Poland.
2:47 The exercise gathers approximately 2,800
2:50 troops from 11 member nations, including
2:53 the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Belgium
2:55 , Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands,
2:58 Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.
3:01 This is the first large-scale test of
3:03 the Multinational Force Ukraine (MNFU),
3:05 part of the Voluntary Coalition, also
3:07 known as
3:11 co-led by the UK and France under the
3:13 command of British Lieutenant General
3:15 Tom.
3:16 The core of the exercise focuses on the
3:18 procedures for receiving, assembling,
3:20 and deploying forces.
3:23 The British Army is contributing 300
3:25 personnel, along with fighter jets and
3:27 refueling aircraft, to simulate the
3:29 mission of protecting civilian airspace
3:31 once Ukraine's skies reopen.
3:34 Simultaneously, in Istanbul, Turkey is
3:36 leading the testing of mine-clearing
3:38 components to secure commercial
3:40 corridors in the Black Sea.
3:43 The British side clearly explains that
3:45 the MNFU is not a peacekeeping or
3:47 ceasefire monitoring force by United
3:48 Nations standards.
3:51 The stated mission of this force is to
3:53 support the strengthening, rebuilding,
3:55 and training of the Ukrainian military
3:57 after hostilities cease.
4:00 It is this long-term military capability
4:02 reconstruction that has led Moscow to
4:04 view the MNFU as a move to turn Ukraine
4:06 into a de facto military outpost.
4:11 Why does the deployment of a European
4:12 force provoke such a fierce reaction
4:14 from the Kremlin?
4:17 The answer lies not in the number of
4:19 infantry troops, but in vital
4:20 geopolitical positioning and the
4:22 strategic balance of power.
4:24 Secret negotiation documents from
4:26 November 10 in Abu Dhabi, reported by
4:28 international media on November 14,
4:30 indicate that Russia has reiterated its
4:32 demand for NATO to withdraw all military
4:35 infrastructure and forces to its 1997
4:37 geographic boundaries.
4:39 Moscow also demands a complete halt to
4:41 military aid for Kiev, while requiring
4:43 Britain and France to pledge not to use
4:45 their nuclear umbrellas to protect other
4:48 European nations.
4:51 Ukraine shares a direct border with
4:53 Russia's industrial heartland and its
4:54 western defensive corridor.
4:58 The presence of Western troops in
4:59 Ukraine would bring along early-warning
5:01 radar systems, modern air defense
5:03 networks, technical logistics bases, and
5:05 Western command procedures.
5:08 Moscow views this as an attempt to
5:10 recreate a Cold War-style sphere of
5:12 influence, but one that maximally
5:14 shrinks Russia's security space.
5:17 Conversely, Ukraine and Europe argue
5:19 that without a substantial military
5:21 presence and credible deterrence, any
5:23 ceasefire would merely be a temporary
5:25 pause for Russia to consolidate forces
5:27 for subsequent attacks.
5:30 These two opposing definitions of
5:32 security represent the core,
5:33 irreconcilable contradiction.
5:37 Although Britain and France are leading
5:39 the effort to build a voluntary
5:41 coalition, deep cracks exist within
5:42 Europe regarding the level of acceptable
5:44 military risk.
5:47 Out of the 36 countries within the
5:49 political alliance, only 24 have made
5:51 specific military contribution
5:53 commitments to the MNFO.
5:55 On November 13, German Chancellor
5:57 Friedrich Merz and the Polish Prime
5:59 Minister declared that they would not
6:01 accept a security order imposed by the
6:02 Kremlin.
6:04 However, Poland immediately clarified
6:06 that it would only provide logistical
6:08 support and host exercises as a host
6:10 nation, rather than sending troops into
6:12 Ukrainian territory.
6:14 At the same time, the Kremlin also
6:15 dismissed baseless rumors that Russia
6:17 had demanded Finland's withdrawal from
6:19 NATO.
6:21 A key legal question has been raised: if
6:23 European soldiers are attacked in
6:25 Ukraine, would NATO be drawn into this
6:27 conflict?
6:28 The British Ministry of Defence
6:30 confirmed that the MNFU is an
6:31 independent multinational force, not
6:33 under NATO Operational Command.
6:36 Ukraine is currently not a NATO member,
6:38 so Article 5 on collective defense is
6:39 not automatically triggered when a
6:41 member state's troops are attacked
6:43 outside the alliance's geographic scope
6:46 As for Washington, the U.S.
6:47 administration wants to shift the burden
6:49 of ground military operations to Europe
6:51 , while providing support in
6:53 intelligence, satellite data, and early
6:55 warning. However, expert Ed Arnold from
6:57 the UK's Royal United Services Institute
6:59 argues that if European soldiers retreat
7:01 at the first sign of a threat, Western
7:03 security credibility will completely
7:05 collapse.
7:06 Conversely, if they retaliate, the risk
7:09 of a direct clash between Russia and
7:11 NATO is unavoidable.
7:13 If Europe is determined to deploy forces
7:15 , Moscow possesses flexible tools to
7:17 respond on the ground. Russia does not
7:20 necessarily have to launch a frontal
7:21 assault on European barracks but can use
7:23 its precision firepower advantage to
7:25 destroy logistics and energy
7:27 infrastructure.
7:29 Reality shows that shortly after
7:30 transport convoys from Poland crossed
7:32 the border, Russian Geran drones
7:34 attacked a military vehicle depot in
7:36 Kovin, Volyn province.
7:39 Precision strikes also targeted the
7:42 Generator plant in Kyiv, drone assembly
7:44 facilities in Brovary, the Motor Sich
7:46 engine factory in Zaporizhzhia, and the
7:49 330 kV substation system in Zhytomyr.
7:55 In the Baltic Sea, a collision is also
7:58 ready to erupt as Ukrainian security
8:00 forces used drones to target a Russian
8:02 Buyan-M class warship in the Gulf of
8:04 Finland, forcing Russia to increase
8:05 electronic warfare and threaten
8:07 retaliation against drone bases in
8:09 Poland and the Baltic states.
8:14 Analysis warns that the greatest danger
8:16 lies in miscalculations and chain
8:18 reactions.
8:20 Scholar Sergey Karaganov points out that
8:22 the West's loss of fear regarding
8:24 nuclear war, which existed during the
8:26 Cold War, could push all sides into a
8:28 spiral of tactical nuclear weapon
8:30 retaliation.
8:33 Expert Federico Sartor Pinto from the
8:34 French institute IRIS emphasizes that
8:36 deterrence is only effective if Europe
8:38 is willing to intercept Russian aircraft
8:40 and missiles.
8:42 Yet that very action would be the direct
8:44 trigger to ignite an armed conflict.
8:47 Based on strategic data, the presence of
8:49 Western forces in Ukraine could evolve
8:51 in several different directions.
8:54 Controlled post-ceasefire deployment.
8:57 Russia and Ukraine reach a peace
8:58 agreement.
9:00 The MNFU enters Ukraine at Kiev's
9:02 invitation to clear mines, protect
9:04 civilian airspace, and support training
9:06 , while both sides establish technical
9:08 communication channels to avoid clashes
9:12 Negotiations stall and plans remain on
9:14 paper due to deep disagreements over
9:16 Russia's demand for NATO to withdraw to
9:18 its 1997 borders and Ukraine's request
9:20 for security guarantees. Negotiations
9:23 fail to reach a conclusion. The MNFU
9:25 continues to maintain its command post
9:27 and conduct exercises in Poland without
9:29 being able to cross the Ukrainian border
9:31 . This is the most likely outcome in the
9:33 short term.
9:34 Limited presence and increased friction
9:37 An incomplete agreement is reached, but
9:39 Europe still sends small-scale technical
9:41 missions into Western Ukraine, prompting
9:43 Russia to respond with deterrent fire
9:45 around the area, creating a state of
9:47 permanent tension.
9:49 Ladies and gentlemen, the debate over
9:51 sending European troops to Ukraine is a
9:53 geopolitical confrontation to determine
9:55 who has the right to shape the post-war
9:57 European security order.
9:59 Europe cannot guarantee security for
10:01 Ukraine if it ignores Russia's red lines
10:04 But Ukraine also cannot accept an
10:06 agreement that completely strips it of
10:07 its ability to defend itself.
10:10 The solution to the regional security
10:11 puzzle does not lie in the number of
10:13 troops on the ground, but in the ability
10:15 of the parties to find a new strategic
10:17 balance that everyone can accept.
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