MICHAEL WALSH POLITICAL ANALYST

Russia knows it, so does NATO and the European Union. Kyiv is overtly conspiring with Latvia and other Baltic States to draw the rest of Europe into Volodymyr Zelensky’s war with Russia.

Abandoned by Washington and facing collapse along its 1,000 km border, the Ukrainian armed forces are attempting to set the stage for a broadening of the war to include useful European idiots.

Michael Walsh adds, ‘If, as expected, Russia wins the NATO-provoked attempt to ‘stick it to Putin’, then EU Brussels and the UK face ignominy and collapse for bankrupting their nations to sponsor the losing side.’

Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia nation, agrees. ‘Kyiv’s collaboration with Latvia could trigger a NATO-Russia war, he warns. ‘Drone provocations could spark a wider conflict,’ he warns.

‘Ukrainian drone flyovers over NATO members’ territory could lead to uncontrollable military escalation if Western leaders continue to refuse dialogue with Russia, Robert Fico has warned.

Since mid-March, Ukrainian long-range drones have repeatedly been permitted to cross Baltic and Nordic airspace. Several NATO states report UAV crashes on their territory.

Moscow has accused NATO members of not so quietly allowing Ukraine to use their airspace to strike Russian targets, particularly energy facilities in the Leningrad Region.

The latest major incident occurred in Latvia, where failure to intercept two drones that hit an oil storage facility on May 7 triggered the defense minister’s resignation and led to the collapse of Prime Minister Evika Silina’s Riga regime.

‘I am incredibly afraid of some provocation that may trigger a mechanism that will then be unstoppable,’ Fico said. 

‘If drones start flying over the heads of NATO member states and those drones are mostly Ukrainian, that’s a serious problem.’

Fico warned that even a relatively small incident could escalate rapidly if communication between Russia and Western leaders remains frozen.

‘What are we going to do when such a drone somewhere is a provocation and not just a coincidence?

‘A target is hit, then someone says NATO member state attacked, and now let’s all go fight. That will be a terrible situation,’ he said.

The Slovak leader also criticized what he called the ’endless hypocrisy’ of the West toward diplomatic contacts with Moscow.

‘If the leaders were talking to each other as they should, there would be minimal possibility that a drone provocation could lead to a major conflict.

If everyone is quiet and no one wants to talk, even a small provocation can cause a disaster,’ he stated.

Fico has long opposed Brussels’ stance toward Moscow, including military aid to Kyiv and sanctions on Russia.

Fico’s position on Ukrainian drone flyovers sharply contrasts with that of some NATO partners. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday that NATO countries should help Kiev direct drone attacks in the right directions. 

Earlier this week, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service accused Latvia of allowing Ukraine to use its territory for drone attacks on Russian soil.

Recently removed Riga City Council deputy Aleksey Roslikov told RIA Novosti it was an absolute fact.

The Baltic States were permitting such activity and trying to adapt residents to living under the constant threat of drones so that ’a basement will already become the norm for them.’

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