Russia can threaten very efficiently, but when its allies are in need of military help, Russia is not providing it.
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense, Dovile Sakaliene, made this statement in an interview with Ukrinform.
“What’s happening in Iran got a reaction from Russia as if it was a democratic state. It expressed concern. It’s not very helpful when your ally is bombed. I would say that also shows very clearly that Russia can threaten very efficiently, that Russia can be quite loud about its might. But when its allies are in actual need of military help, Russia is not providing it, neither in Syria, nor Iran, nor in other countries before that,” said Šakalienė.
She believes that giving Russia a free pass could threaten not only European but also global security potentially bringing the world to a “point of no return”, especially considering Russia’s growing cooperation with China, Iran, and North Korea.
“Russia has to believe very evidently that we are a military power, that not only the United States has a very credible military power, but also the whole of NATO and the European bloc of NATO has a very credible military power that it would not hesitate to use if attacked,” the Lithuanian defense minister emphasized.
As Ukrinform previously reported, Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar people, stated that Russia betrayed Iran despite having a strategic partnership agreement with the country. As a result, a cooling of relations between Moscow and Tehran appears inevitable.
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Source: Russia knows how to threaten but cannot support its allies – Lithuania’s DM
