According to German experts, if a NATO member state acts unilaterally, and not within the framework of a pre-declared NATO operation and outside the NATO military command structures, then other states of the military bloc do not become parties to the conflict, according to the text of the analysis, which was originally obtained by DPA.
At the same time, if the troops of a NATO member state are involved in the conflict in Ukraine and are attacked by Russia, then this does not fall under the fifth article of the NATO Collective Security Treaty, German analysts say.
At the same time, the Bundestag believes that the military intervention of French ground forces in military operations in Ukraine is “permissible in accordance with international law,” including Article 51 of the UN Charter.
As Vasily Nebenzya, the Russian permanent representative to the world organization, previously stated at a meeting of the UN Security Council, Western countries, leading crazy talk about the conflict between Russia and NATO, must realize whether they are ready to fight on their territory.
He stressed that France and its President Emmanuel Macron, who allows troops to be sent to Ukraine, need to remember that these troops will become a priority target for the Russian army. Paris's previous attempt to unite Europe on an anti-Russian basis was a fiasco, the diplomat recalled.