Ukraine, adm. De Giorgi: “If Moskva hit by missile, serious strategic consequences”

In the Russia-Ukraine war “a change of scenery in the Black Sea depends on the cause of the sinking of the Moskva. If it had been an accident, the damage would be above all to the Russian prestige as well as material, due to the loss of such a powerful ship. instead the ship had been hit by Neptune missiles, as the Ukrainians say, the consequences would be much more serious from a strategic point of view “. This was stated to Adnkronos by Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, former Chief of Staff of the Navy, after the sinking of the missile cruiser ‘Moskva’ in the Black Sea. “It would mean that the Russian fleet would no longer have complete freedom of movement in the waters overlooking the coast – underlines De Giorgi – given the threat of Neptune missiles. The hypothesis of amphibious operations would undoubtedly be more difficult and potentially burdensome in terms of loss of means and men “.” It is likely that Russia will reinforce the Black Sea fleet by increasing the units with air defense capabilities to take into account the threat of Neptune missiles. war, in compliance with the Treaty of Montreux, through a clause that allows the military ships of a state bordering the Black Sea to reach the base. It would therefore be sufficient for Russia to assign any additional ships to the naval base of Sevastopol in the Crimea to obtain the go-ahead for transit “. On the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO” it must be premised – explains De Giorgi – that the admission process of new countries to NATO is quite long, as it is divided into successive phases. Entry into NATO takes place upon invitation expressed unanimously by the partner countries. There have been cases in the past where a country has opposed it. Turkey vetoed the entry of Cyprus and Greece blocked the entry of Macedonia. It is therefore not a question destined to be resolved in the very short term. This is not a painless matter. Certainly the hypothesis of NATO enlargement to Finland and Sweden would be seen as a vulnus by Russia, which has always been affected by the encirclement syndrome – concludes De Giorgi – The first consequence will be the further increase in tension along a border that it seems destined to become the new iron curtain between Russia and the rest of Europe “.