Russia-Ukraine war: Rewriting the rules of war in Ukraine | WION Fineprint

Russia-Ukraine war: Rewriting the rules of war in Ukraine | WION Fineprint

Moscow is claiming to have secured key positions in harke while Ukraine is desperately fighting back with limited resources as it waits for the Western weapons to reach the front lines this desperate situation has parked a fiery debate amongst Western allies is it time to rewrite the Rules of Engagement our next report explains [Music] Russian troops are locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers around the embattled town of V Chans in Northeast Ukraine moscow’s renewed Northeast offensive launched late last week is the most significant border inser since the fullscale invasion began with ukrainians on the back foot Lithuania ignites a firestorm of debate lithuania’s foreign minister gabrielius Lance bergas asserts that crippling restrictions placed on Ukrainian use of Western weapons are hindering their ability to achieve strategic objectives Lithuania which is a NATO Ally and shares a border with Russia is Seeking a bolder approach allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory disrupt supply lines and neutralize enemy forces poised to attack back this sentiment isn’t isolated Estonian prime minister Kaja kalas Echoes Lance bergus call advocating for Western military trainers to bolster Ukraine’s forces the big NATO Partners too become more lenient in their tone and tenure on how Ukraine should use their long range missiles uh we have not uh encouraged or enabled strikes uh outside of Ukraine uh but ultimately Ukraine has to make decisions for itself about how it’s going to conduct this war a war is conducting in defense of its freedom of its sovereignty of its territorial Integrity let’s be absolutely clear Russia has launched an attack into Ukraine and Ukraine absolutely has the right to strike back at Russia including inside Russia well it’s that’s a decision for Ukraine and Ukraine has that right just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine Kei feeling the heat on the battlefield is slamming the us sluggish decision making on military aid had we received Patriots in the beginning when there were very few drones operational when they were using missiles and had they seen the missiles are being shot down they would have understood that it was pointless to Target energy infrastructure on a massive scale the present situation presents a chilling dilemma for the West should Ukraine be armed with more deadlier weapons to inflict more pain on Russia again deploying Western troops directly on the ground is a recipe for disaster a single misstep could spark a catastrophic escalation a risk no one wants to take bu report we on world is one Haim B is the former German ambassador to Nato and former European diplomatic and security adviser to German Chancellor helmet K is now joining us live from Paris Ambassador bik welcome to the show big NATO Partners including the uh some in the Baltic states have become more lenient in their tone on how Ukraine should use their long range missiles how do you view NATO’s role in the conflict this far well first of all NATO is trying to avoid any direct conflict between NATO and Russia this is one side and the other side when you look at the development of a conflict in the last weeks there are really weaknesses of the Ukrainian air defense you don’t use Patriots against drones you should use use simply a weapons uh to to attack Against drones but please not uh a patriot it’s out of any cost if you want cost it’s too expensive if you want but they do not have enough and therefore the ukrainians try to hit what we call in the military terms the hinterland on the Russian Side by longer range missiles coming from Britain coming from France uh we have seen certain even on on Russian TV uh they try to do this but all this is not sufficient what I call with regard to the Russian quantity and the Russians have learned in the last months in this conflict and therefore we have open a second front in the North mhm and they try to fight let’s say with other means than only sophisticated ones Ambassador H yes please please Ambassador uh sorry to cut you short but um Ambassador bik there’s a a statement by David Cameron the UK foreign secretary who said that Ukraine has absolutely the right to strike back at Russia even if it includes inside Russia what do you make of that statement by this foreign Ministry Minister it’s a matter of fact if you want because the ukrainians in the last months have done so they have been striking oil refineries within Russia we have been striking other points in Russia they have been trying to strike on Military airports not only in Crimea but in inner Russia they have done so the problem is ukrainians do not have enough weapons to do this in an efficient way and there what I call the West is asked to do more if they want to protect in an efficient way the ukrainians well Ambassador bik finally in your view should Ukraine be armed with more deadlier weapons to inflict more pain on Russia well it it depends on what you mean by deadlier weapons uh I know there is a certain German problem on the taus missiles I know this where Chancellor Schulz is refusing to act in this sense because he is thinking this is a weapon that could reached at the end of the day Moscow and there would this would mean an escalation the Germans would not accept and there are certain limits within Ain or between aines if you want some have been opening look at this strange debate we have had about uh delivery of tanks from the Western World MH tanks are not the decisive weapon you need them as support for artillery yes what the ukrainians should have got much more is artillery and at the same time air defense simply air defense possibilities and there the West should do much more than he has done in the past and these two key weapons when and they need drones at the same time this is true all right I’ve been talking to Hakim bich he the former German ambassador to Nato and former uh European diplomatic and security advisor to German Chancellor helmet call 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Moscow is claiming to have secured key positions in Kharkiv while Ukraine is desperately fighting back with limited resources as it waits for Western weapons to reach the front lines. This desperate situation has parked a fiery debate amongst Western allies. Is it time to rewrite the Rules of Engagement?

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