''HOT'' US Congressman: NATO may have almost activated common defense in Ukraine
The US congressman said that the Russian missile falling near the convoy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis could almost cause NATO to activate the collective defense mechanism.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the port city of Odessa on March 6
Only 150 meters away, Russia caused NATO to activate Article 5 after news of a Russian missile attack in Odessa that almost hit the Greek Prime Minister," Illinois Republican congressman (USA) Adam Kinzinger commented on March 7.
Article 5 that he mentioned is the collective defense clause in the NATO treaty. This clause states that any attack or threat against one of NATO's members will be considered against the entire alliance and allows them to take collective defense measures.
On the morning of March 6, a Russian missile exploded in the port city of Odessa, southern Ukraine, near where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "The missile landed in an area just a few hundred meters away from us," an insider said.
According to the source, President Zelensky took the Greek Prime Minister on a tour of the port, the two returned to the car, and while getting in the car to prepare to leave, they heard the air raid siren ring, followed immediately by The missile attacks and crashes into the port. Authorities said the attack killed 5 people in Odessa, but 2 leaders are still safe
Authorities said the two leaders were safe, but the attack killed five people in Odessa. The raid occurred in Ukraine, a country that is not a member of NATO, but at a time when the leader of Greece, a member of the US-led military alliance, was present. It is currently unclear whether Article 5 will be triggered in case the leader of a NATO member state is present in a war zone.
NATO and the Russian Ministry of Defense have not commented.
The Russian Ministry of Defense previously said that the missile raid by Russian forces on the port city of Odessa, southern Ukraine, destroyed the area containing the Ukrainian army's suicide boats. Some sources said that the attack was not aimed at Mr. Zelensky. This seems to be just a routine Russian raid on a strategic port city in southern Ukraine.
Since Russia launched its military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022, Odessa has been considered one of Moscow's most important targets.
If it controls Odessa, Russia can establish a corridor along Ukraine's coastline, completely isolating Kiev's access to the sea, but also establishing a land corridor from mainland Russia, through Crimea, to Transdniestria, a Russian-speaking breakaway region of Moldova where Russian troops are stationed
India busted a ring that tricked people into going to Ukraine to fight
India announced that it had broken up a large-scale ring that pledged to send young people to work in Russia but ended up forcing them to fight in Ukraine.
India says it has busted a "large human trafficking network" that lured young people to Russia with the promise of jobs. After that, these people were forced to fight in Ukraine. India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that so far, about 35 people have been brought to Russia through this network, nearly double the number of 20 people previously mentioned by the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At least two Indians who came to Russia to work as "work helpers" in the army were killed while fighting at the front. The Indian Embassy in Russia confirmed one of those deaths. The racket's operators operated in several Indian states, targeting people using social media platforms and recruiting through local agents, the CBI said.
"Trafficked Indian nationals were given combat training and deployed at frontline bases in the Russia-Ukraine war zone against their will," the statement said. In addition, several Indian citizens were seriously injured while participating in the war, the statement said
The CBI said that searches were being conducted at several locations, including the capital New Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai, and that cash amounting to 50 million rupees ($605,000) had been seized along with some documents and electronic records.
"Several suspects were also detained for questioning at various locations," the agency said. The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that all cases of people in this country being tricked into participating in fighting in Ukraine have been "strongly reported" to Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has not commented on this information.
Thousands of people have died in the Russia-Ukraine war that has lasted more than 2 years. Since the outbreak of hostilities, India has maintained a neutral stance, calling on all parties to negotiate to find a peaceful solution.
