The Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that Russia should be considered a threat.
About this information was reported by Delfi, URA-Inform reports.
According to him, today there are no signs that the aggressor state Russia is planning an invasion of one of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
< p>«There are no signs that Russia is planning to strike one of the NATO countries. I don't think there is a direct threat. The problem is that Russia's ambitions extend beyond Ukraine. We know this, so the alliance as a whole must become more prepared», — the admiral noted.
At the same time, the official noted that the Russian Federation should be considered a threat. Therefore, the alliance focused its attention on collective defense. He also added that now every NATO country will be able to defend itself in the event of an attack by the Russian Federation.
«If something like this happens, then it will responsibility of the respective country — take care of safety. If we are talking about hybrid operations, then, for example, Latvia will have to react to this», — stated the military man.
We recall that it was previously reported why Biden is delaying the supply of weapons to Ukraine: Zelensky’s explanation.
