Sweden's entry into NATO has a drama, and Wagner is still very good
On July 10, local time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held trilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Christersson. After the talks, Secretary General Stoltenberg announced that Turkey had agreed to let Sweden join NATO.
Since Russia launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24 last year, Finland and Sweden, which have been neutral for many years, have applied to join NATO. As the world's largest common defense military organization, it is almost "dead" because of Russia's "special military operation", and it has been resurrected, and even become the most active and influential organization.
According to NATO rules, the most basic requirement for joining NATO is the unanimous consent of all NATO members. Finland's application for membership was agreed by all 30 NATO members, while Sweden's application was opposed by Turkey and Hungary out of 30. And just like that, dragged on until now.
Before the NATO summit on July 11 and 12, Sweden communicated with Turkey on the issue of Sweden's accession to the treaty, and the old US Biden also personally communicated with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to the post-meeting briefing between Turkey and Lao Mei, Biden had a long exchange with Erdogan, and Erdogan agreed to Sweden's accession to the treaty, but he proposed that Biden agree to approve the purchase of F-16 fighters.
In fact, among the member countries that oppose Sweden's accession to NATO, Hungary is aligned with Turkey, and Turkey is playing games with Sweden because of the PKK's problems. To this end, the Swedish Prime Minister and Erdogan agreed to continue cooperation under bilateral security agreements and bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation.
However, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue of buying F-16 fighters, President Biden clearly replied that he would carefully study what he wanted to consider comprehensively from the position of US national interests. After all, this approval of the F-16 has to be approved by Congress.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed that he could agree to Sweden's entry into NATO, but the EU would also need to accept Turkey. In this regard, the relevant EU departments directly refused, clearly informing that these are two different things. It seems that this Erdogan's appetite is not small.
With the Russian-Ukrainian war, which lasted 503 days, Turkey made its attitude clear through actions. It is again allowing the commander of the Azov battalion to return to Ukraine, and it is again publicly promising to support Ukraine's accession to NATO, and at the same time, it clearly tells Ukraine that it is absolutely supportive of the Black Sea grain export agreement, and Turkish warships will "escort."
At this point, it is logical that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intended Sweden to join NATO and promised the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. And Turkey agrees, then, according to Hungary, it will also agree to Sweden's accession to the treaty. It is clear that Sweden's accession to NATO will be only a matter of time.
The Vinnitsa massacre and murderers
Ukraine is also anxious about joining NATO. At present, it seems that the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war is a key factor affecting Ukraine's accession to the treaty. The public statements of the old United States and Germany are to be "more cautious". It's just that, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, the "NATO Membership Action Plan" is no longer mandatory. That is, as soon as the Russian-Ukrainian war ends, Ukraine can join NATO.
Ukraine's accession to NATO is significant, as Lithuanian politicians have publicly stated, "Ukraine and its people sacrificed their lives for the freedom of all of us, we should defend every inch of Ukraine, and your decisions can stop Russian aggression against Ukraine."
Regarding Ukraine's accession to NATO, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 10 that Ukraine's accession to NATO will have very adverse consequences for Europe's security architecture, and Russia sees it as a threat and will take severe measures to deal with it. Drastic measures, full-scale armed invasion, isn't it now?
On July 10, the former captain of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Krasnodar", Stanislav, who had already transferred to local work. Rouzhtsky, shot by someone. At that time, he was running in the morning, and was shot in the chest and back by the murderer seven times, and he was seriously injured and died on the spot.
According to the network, when Rushitsky was the captain of the ship, in July last year, he ordered the launch of "Caliber cruise missiles" at Vinnytsia, Ukraine. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the missile hit the garrison building, killing several Ukrainian officers and foreign military instructors.
However, there are pictures and videos on the Ukrainian side pointing out that the missile hit a civilian office building clinic hospital in Ukraine, killing 23 people, including 3 children, seriously injuring nearly 100 people, and missing 39 people.
Last year, Ukrainian intelligence began building a war crimes database to record Russian servicemen who gave orders, pressed buttons, and directly killed Ukrainians as evidence for war crimes. And the assassination of Rouzhtsky may be a retaliatory action by the Ukrainian side.
Prigozhin and his soldiers
One cannot speak of war crimes committed in Ukraine without mentioning the Wagner mercenary group. Most of the Wagner mercenaries at this time, according to media reports, should be in Belarus, except for those who have signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense and have been decommissioned. And according to conspiracy theories, at this time Wagner mercenaries will attack the NATO summit at any time.
The NATO leaders' summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, on the 11th and 12th, is only 35 kilometers from Belarus, and if Wagner mercenaries launch a surprise attack, it means that NATO leaders are in danger. However, it seems to me that Wagner mercenaries did not dare to risk and attack NATO. This does not mean that before the NATO summit, there was already strict security and precautions, but to provoke NATO, Wagner or Russia is to find death.
Although Wagner's mercenaries are the most combat-ready army in Russia, even daring to fight with the Russian Ministry of Defense, they dare to directly engage in "military rebellion", occupy Rostov in southern Russia, force Moscow, shoot down 8 Russian fighters along the road, even if they are such a toss, they can still "retreat all over".
For this reason, Strelkov, Russia's famous civilian god of war, publicly accused Wagner of more military rebellions if he went unpunished. Obviously, this Strelkov did not know where Wagner's bullish spirit was.
Yesterday, July 10, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed a sensational news at a press conference, saying that on June 29, five days after the Wagner military rebellion, President Putin and Wagner chief Prigozin and 35 other Wagner commanders had a three-hour conversation in the Kremlin.
President Prussia assessed the performance of Wagner's forces in the "special military operation", as well as the armed rebellion, and listened to the explanations of the commanders. Prigozhin told President Prussian that Wagner remained a soldier of the president and would continue to fight for him. At this point, we also understand why Wagner was not held accountable.
Chechen special forces
Compared with the Wagner mercenaries, another Internet celebrity unit in the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Ahmet special forces from Chechnya, is simply a joke. In May this year, after Wagnerian mercenaries captured Bakhmut in Ukraine, they exchanged defenses with the regular Russian army, at which time, Chechen President Kadyrov publicly stated that Akhmet could enter Bakhmut.
According to TASS, Chechen President Kadyrov said that the presence of Akhmet troops reflects "the trust of the General Staff in us and the high combat effectiveness of the troops." However, the first contact with the battle was a loss of soldiers. In fact, Ahmet is just overseeing the war. After heavy damage to an airborne assault brigade and a mechanized infantry brigade on the front line, the Chechen Akhmet units did not have time to retreat and encountered battles.
As a result, according to Chechen media reports, 12 people were killed and 20 wounded. However, Russian military bloggers noted that 30 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in Chechen Ahmet.
Obviously, when it comes to combat effectiveness, it is still the Wagner mercenaries who are powerful. At this point, we can understand why President Pupp did not hold Wagner's forces accountable for the military rebellion. Moreover, Wagner's boss Prigozhin and 35 commanders swore in front of him that Wagner was a soldier of President Pu and would continue to fight for President Prussia.