ICYMI: NATO, by its mandate, can't send troops to Ukraine — but this is what it can do
On Friday, as Russian forces continued their drive toward Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to the airwaves to declare that his country had been “left alone” to mount a defence against one of the most powerful countries in the world. “Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s hands are tied as far as sending military equipment into Ukraine.With military intervention ruled out, what might the transatlantic military alliance do next? My research suggests that NATO will continue move swiftly to address Russia’s latest infringement on the sovereignty of another state.
Third, NATO’s measures are designed to defend these countries in case of Russian aggression. Deployments are deliberately positioned in a way that buys the alliance time to organize follow-on forces. NATO allies are also committing additional assets to the Baltic Air Policing mission, a 24/7 aerial overflight operation launched one day after the Baltic states joined the alliance in 2004. Since NATO itself owns very few military assets, NATO members must contribute their own jets to the mission to protect an airspace frequently violated by Russian military aircraft. Some allies, such as Germany, will find it harder to contribute hardware, as their closets are bare.
Elements of the response force assisted in NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last summer and could now be deployed for a similar humanitarian mission to help Ukraine’s NATO neighbours prepare for large numbers of refugees already arriving in Poland, Hungary and Romania.Article content
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