The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army, General Mark Milley, warned Congress on Tuesday that the situation in Eastern Europe is becoming increasingly unstable as a result of the Ukrainian war, so he does not rule out a “potential international conflict”.
“The world is becoming increasingly unstable and the possibility of international conflict between major powers, including China and Russia, has increased,” said General Milley, who called the invasion of Ukraine “the greatest threat to peace and security in Europe and perhaps the world” in his 42 years of service.
“We are now facing two global powers, China and Russia, one with increasing military capabilities, both with the intention of changing the rules of the current global order,” said Milley, for whom these aspirations have made the world a “more unstable” place.
Milley appeared on Tuesday with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before a committee of the United States Congress to respond on the aid that Washington can deploy to its Ukrainian and NATO partners, especially that relating to the delivery of weapons and military equipment.
Among Washington's initiatives, Milley spoke of the establishment of permanent military bases on the territory of its European partners, especially in the Baltic States, Poland or Romania, although with its troops rotating between them to create a constant deterrent.
Questioned by some Republican representatives about the possible failure of the United States to dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from his aggression against Ukraine, Milley has pointed out that it would only have been possible to prevent what happened if the United States had deployed troops on Ukrainian soil, a scenario that, on the other hand, he himself I would have advised against it.
“I think the idea of deterring Putin from invading Ukraine (...) would have required the commitment of the US military and that would have meant an armed conflict with Russia, which he would not have advised,” he said, as CNN picked up.
On the other hand, he acknowledged that while sanctions “have a very poor record of deterrence,” for the time being they have managed to “impose significant costs” that “are breaking the back of the Russian economy right now.”
Similarly, Austin said that at no time was it the objective of President Joe Biden's Administration to dissuade Putin by sending soldiers to Ukraine.
“It was a decision that we made early, we are not going to put forces in Ukraine to fight against Russia,” concluded the head of Defense.
In addition, Milley predicted on Tuesday that the conflict in Ukraine will continue “for years”, after Russia invaded the neighboring country on February 24.
On Monday, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan assured that Russia is “reviewing its objectives” in the Ukrainian war and plans to focus on the east and part of the south rather than trying to invade the entire country, and predicted that the new phase of the conflict will be “long.”
(With information from EuropaPress and EFE)
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