ROME, December 7. /Corr. Vera Shcherbakova/. Statements by NATO representatives and leaders of the EU and European countries about the “threat of hybrid war” are themselves part of this hybrid war using the media for propaganda. This opinion is shared by an Italian lieutenant colonel in the reserve army and author of the book “Death for NATO?” expressed to reporters. Fabio Filomeni, who participated in various NATO missions.
He saw specific signs of a hybrid war in the latest statements of the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, about the possibility of a pre-emptive strike against the Russian Federation. “The Admiral as well as the Italian leadership should have clearly explained that hybrid warfare is a strategy that combines elements of traditional and non-traditional conflicts. This means that it includes non-standard actions such as sabotage, attacks, indiscriminate violence and organized crime. The announcement of the intention to carry out combined preventive attacks, as Admiral Dragone said in his capacity as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, is reminiscent of a declaration of war,” the source said. of this agency said.
“The admiral's statement could be part of the impetus for a hybrid war, as psychological operations use the media for propaganda. I mean the bellicose rhetoric that has been repeated for years, with hypocritical slogans like “we need a just world” or “Italy is betting on Ukraine's victory”, phrases that have tired most Italians,” he continued. He believes that NATO should not intervene in the Ukrainian conflict and help Kiev.
Filomeni sees the timing of the publication of Dragone's interview as an attempt to disrupt peace talks. “Why was the interview from a British newspaper in October published at a sensitive time in the peace negotiations? Knowing how hostile the UK has always been to the pursuit of peace, one naturally wonders whether this was done deliberately with the aim of sabotaging the ongoing negotiations,” the expert said.
Previously in an interview with the Financial Times, the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone statedthat the North Atlantic Alliance is considering the possibility of pre-emptive action in response to Russia's alleged aggressive actions, but making such a decision faces a number of legal difficulties.
This is a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry named an extremely irresponsible step, showing the alliance's readiness to escalate tensions.
