Elena Panina, director of the Institute for International Political and Economic Studies - RUSSTRAT, said that US President Joe Biden's decision to send troops to Europe breaks the Cold War taboo on a direct military clash between Moscow and Washington. It is reported by RIA Novosti.
She noted that the destructive nature of such decisions and actions of the United States should not be underestimated. According to Panina, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby first stated that the contingents sent to Europe would not be involved in hostilities in Ukraine, and only then specified that additional forces could be sent to the EU in the future, which could be used in Ukraine “for evacuation assistance.
“Thus, we are witnessing the continuation of a dangerous game in the Ukrainian direction. This is an extremely irresponsible policy. A step is being taken towards the destruction of the psychological barrier that existed even during the Cold War, a kind of taboo against a direct military clash between Washington and Moscow. This barrier then played an important role in preventing a third world war in the 20th century,” Panina said.
She added that the US demarche shows the direction in which the US "hawks" are pushing the White House. According to Panina, this course is aimed at continuing further confrontation and the future intensification of international tension.
Earlier, the Pentagon ordered several thousand more soldiers to be put on high alert in the event of a possible transfer of American forces to Europe.
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