A response, albeit harsh and delayed, to the April deportations and no further step forward isolation until Russian Federation. Former Director General of the Department of Information Security (Dis), the ambassador Giampiero Massolobelieves that the decision of Russia 24 Italian, 34 French and 27 Spanish diplomats to be expelled while these countries become spokesmen of the dialogue wing of the NATO-EU bloc It should not be viewed as troubling or as a final step towards isolation that may have preceded a real one Confrontation between Russia and the West. “I would not say, I consider it a practice, since in the past few months there have already been expulsions with reverse parties – the former diplomat explains to Ilfattoquotidiano.it – Of course, the timing is a bit delayed and the size Die Measure is significant, since Italy, for example, does not have such a massive diplomatic presence in our country as Russia.
The gravity of the gesture is emphasized above all by the current situation of open confrontation, a conflict in full swing. And precisely in view of the ongoing war, when Russia ordered the expulsion of European diplomats, for the first time Russia unequivocally admitted difficulties on the field. “Despite the current difficulties,” Russia will continue its “military special operation” until its completion “and its objectives, including demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine and the defense of republics Donetsk and Luhanskwill be fully achieved, “said the deputy head of the Moscow National Security Council, Rashid Nuurgaliev. Words that, Massolo continued, “acknowledge a reality that is forcing Moscow to reorganize its original goals. The West has spent its time stemming the Russian advance and it seems to have succeeded, although I think we’re still on the field tactics“.
So we’re still a long way from that conflict resolution, be it political-diplomatic or military. On the one hand, because the dialogue between the parties is practically non-existent at the moment, and on the other hand, because neither of the two forces is clearly asserting itself on the field either: “This war is being waged on two levels,” the former head of the Federal Court of Justice continued Dis – Un piano strictly territorial, which is told every day and linked to a plan future prospects. As for the second, the future security order in Europewe see it with you Sweden and Finland asking to join NATO and with the Russian attempt to do so prevent access to the sea to Ukraine. These are all elements of the “after” and the forces involved are already repositioning themselves. Because everyone knows that the kind of collaboration that existed before February 24 will no longer be possible.”
A game of strategy that, for the moment, however, does not foresee the opening of a negotiating table: “Apart from surprises – concludes Massolo – we are still far away. Putin still wants to consolidate his achievements, e.g Zelensky he believes he still has much to defend, much to discuss counteroffensive. But you still have to pass with an i good diplomatic posts. one thing is sanctions and send weapons, another the relationships between the apparatuses. This must also be done among allies like Ukraine, in order to have a clear idea of what will happen after hostilities end.