As the Russian strategy is checked by NATO and the West

Russian suspects in drones Poland is widely considered within the framework of the Salami strategy intended to check the West’s determination.

In geopolitical terms, salamus refers to the process of taking a number of gradual steps for further strategic position without causing the main counter response.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Say violation Estonia’s air space, Quiet expansion Russian borders further to Georgia and invading Crimea In 2014.

It is said that the unprecedented violation of Moscow’s Polish airspace is another example that is conducted.

In the first hours of Wednesday Poland – Note He went over his own and NATO aircraft to remove some of the 19 Russian drones who entered the airspace. This noted the first such case since then A full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine In February 2022.

Western allies rapidly condemned what they called a deliberate provocation, while the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it did not plan to attack the goals in Poland.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin said he would not comment on the situation by dismissing Poland’s statements and other European countries about the NATO drone invading the NATO ally as “nothing new”.

The Russian Embassy in London and the Russian Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the CNBC request.

Benjamin Godvin, a PRISM SATCHrical Intelligence Counseling Partner, said it was clear that the strategy of Russia’s military games was to prevent, press and experience the West.

Part of the problem for NATO, said the Godvin, is that it has long been seen that the defensive alliance does not want to enter into a direct conflict with Russia, which in turn created an asymmetrical effect for Russia.

“We saw the invasion, for example, into the Estonian airspace, obviously this is an invasion of Poland (and) we saw an electronic war across Europe,” said the CNBC, “Europe Early edition“Friday.

“Thus, Russia is capable of kind of escalation in these very, as we say in the UK, the ways aimed at salami, and NATO has proven that it is still in response to responding in any effective way to stop this effort.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Ruthte on Wednesday – Note The full assessment of the invasion of Russia’s drone into Poland continues, adding that it is “really impressed” by the way the allies responded.

On the eve of the invasion of Russia into Poland, NATO allies took measures to strengthen the defense on the eastern flank of Europe, launched the prospect of further economic sanctions and convened the UN Security Council on Friday.

Analysts, however, suggested that only a reliable political and military response would be enough for Putin’s injection.

For example, NATO called on NATO to revise his defensive posture and the appearance of the assets that he unfolds on the eastern flank in Europe.

Oksana Neskarenko, Senior Employee of the Atlantic Council of Eurasia, prevent What a softer West’s reaction to the violation of the Polish air space, the more difficult it will be.

“Ukrainians have been saying for years that Putin is waging not only a war against Ukraine, but also against the West – in particular, Europa,” Neskarenko said.

“He just test the tactics, always using the” salam strategy “: he tries something outrageous, waiting for the reaction of the world, and if they are gone, it pushes further,” she added.

US president Donald Trump This week, an ambiguous response to the invasion of Russia’s drone into Poland was offered an ambiguous response to Poland.

“What about Russia that breaks Poland’s air space with drones? Trump – Note In a report on the social media without specifying further.

Trump has – asked before The EU has been in China and India with tariffs up to 100% compared to Russian oil purchases, trying to disable the main source of the military financing machine.