War has weakened Russia, it gives us time to strengthen our own security – Top NATO official
Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, has said that Russia is now weakened due to the war against Ukraine, and the Alliance has time to build up collective security before Moscow recovers its strength.
Source: Bauer during a public forum held simultaneously with the NATO summit in Vilnius, a correspondent of European Pravda reports
Details: He called the expected approval of regional defence plans a positive development, but, according to Bauer, their implementation will take time, and it is important to start the very next day after the summit when there is a decision.
Quote: "Recruiting more soldiers, building infrastructure—and it’s not only in defence; it’s also military mobility; in Europe, it’s still a problem. It will be difficult and it will take time because it is not a switch; it is a path from where we are to where we need to go," he said.
"There is a little bit of time; that's the good news, because the Russians are not as good as they were at the start of the war [with Ukraine - ed.]. So, we have a bit of time," Bauer said.
Background:
- As it became known the day before, NATO states on Monday, having overcome the Türkiye veto, reached an agreement on regional plans, which detail how the alliance will respond to a potential Russian attack.
- Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, announced that the NATO summit in Vilnius will adopt three new regional defence plans to counter the Alliance's two main threats: Russia and terrorism.
- To implement these plans, NATO is putting 300,000 troops on high alert, including significant air and naval forces, Stoltenberg said.
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