2024-01-24 22:26:00
As the world approaches the anniversary of the bloody war of Russia against Ukrainethe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) raises alarm bells after releasing documents that indicate that Vladimir Putin could invade Western countries in 2025. Military specialists analyzed the international panorama and proposed the emergency measures that the I’LL TAKE to avoid the “Third World war”.
In a context of growing international tension, the British general Richard Barronsformer head of the Joint Forces Command, assures that Europe needs to prioritize efforts and support in Ukraine to win the war and prevent Russia’s advance on other European territories.
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It should be noted that, days ago, the German Ministry of Defense gave to the newspaper Bild documents that assure that Putin plans to start a war with NATO in 2025using Belarus as a launching pad for an invasion of the countries belonging to the Western organization.
Emergency measures that the West must take to avoid war
Officer Barrons assured the British newspaper The Sun that the president of Russia represents “the greatest risk to our security.” Likewise, the former military officer alleged that the only way for the West to avoid war against Russia is by reinforcing the resources sent to Ukraine, increasing cybersecurity and strengthening the resources of all NATO members.
1. Strengthen assistance to Ukraine
The former British military man believes that Ukraine needs around 60 billion dollars a year to wage war with Russia, something that the GDP of Europe and USA “they can clearly afford” to finance. However, few countries donated what they committed to.
The outcome of the war will have a significant impact on the security of Europe and NATO, which is why the general considers that these countries, in addition to ensuring their security, They must help Ukraine reestablish its territory. Likewise, he maintains that it is necessary to encourage the country led by Volodímir Zelenski to establish a new security on its own terms.
In February of last year, just before the first anniversary of Putin’s invasion, Estonian colonel Andrus Merilo He had anticipated this problem, ensuring that Ukraine had no choice but to defeat Russia or else all NATO countries could face Putin’s plan.
If it gives up, Ukraine would lose at least 20% of the territory which Russia currently occupies. According to former British tank commander Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordonif this happened Putin would not stop there.
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“In the scenario in which Putin prevails in Ukraine, he will absolutely continue to go towards the West,” he told The Sun. And he added: “He sees himself as Peter the Great of the 21st century and Peter the Great did not stop. He continued westward.”
Meanwhile, Ukraine supplies are decreasing in light of the war in the Middle East, reducing Israel’s support as it faces its own problem. Although Europe and the United States sent money, tanks, planes, ammunition and provided training, with the new conflict, aid was diminished.
The EU, which promised Ukraine one million artillery shells by the end of 2023, They barely delivered 300,000. Barrons claims that help from NATO countries so far has only prevented Russian expansion and helped Zelensky keep things at bay.
“For Ukraine to defeat its much larger opponent it has to acquire the military capability to defeat it on the battlefield,” he said. And he emphasized: “This includes attacking Russia.”
2. Strengthen NATO security
Barrons also emphasizes the need for a strengthening security in NATO. As he explains, Russia tripled its defense spending this year, and that “when the shooting stops, whatever the result, it will have a larger and probably better Armed Forces than it had in February 2022.”
Along these same lines, Bretton-Gordon warned that the United Kingdom needs many more ammunition in its reserves than it currently has. “If we are going to have to fight the Russians, we will need a lot more. We need to have a really strong and capable defense,” he said.
In total, NATO’s combined armies number more than 3.3 million military personnel and a defense budget of more than a billion dollars. Although member countries previously committed to spending the two percent of its own GDP In defense efforts, even against Russia, not all did.
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Next week, NATO will begin its largest war exercises since the Cold War, where some 90,000 soldiers from all member countries They will gather in Europe to prepare for a Russian attack. In turn, last Thursday, NATO’s highest military committee met for a summit in Brussels.
3. Increase cybersecurity in Europe
Another way in which Russia attacks the West, according to specialists, is through technology. Hackers backed by the Kremlin They were involved in hacking Microsoft, the Royal Family and government organizations of countries belonging to NATO.
General Barrons argued that in the last ten years there has emerged a newest war tactic through the digital age and social networks. “We are dealing with a toxic mix of new threats that can manifest in new and very damaging ways: cyber missiles, AI-controlled weapons systems and drones,” she said.
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Therefore, the cybersecurity It is one of the things that needs to be reinforced if we want to fight against Russia. Putin’s war plan calls for an attack on the West in July next year using a volley of cyber and hybrid warfare techniques.
As war looms in Europe and the risk of a Third World war, The Baltic countries revealed plans to strengthen defenses on their borders with Russia and Belarus. Meanwhile, Admiral Rob Bauer, head of NATO’s military committee, called on the West to “prepare for an era of war”.
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