The Russian Federation will continue to be a threat to NATO even after the war with Ukraine - General
He noted that "Russia will pose a long -term threat to the Alliance" and the West will have a "big Russian problem for many years", because Moscow is working on increasing the number of its army and restoring losses. The General noted that after the Cold War, NATO reoriented to conduct crisis missions far beyond its borders. This allowed the Alliance to participate in the missions on "own conditions" and on a predictable schedule.
"The Russian army in Ukraine is now greater than it was at the beginning of the fighting. Many troops are not so high quality . . . Many equipment used is outdated: it is repaired but is based on the old model," said Cavoli. According to him, "everything changed" after the start of the large -scale war of Russia against Ukraine. "The war has shown that today you are either won on the front, quickly and big forces, or you are going into a long fight. So . . .
Win on the front, but be prepared for a long victory," Cavoli explained. According to the general, Western leaders should be concerned about how quickly Russia can recover, but how quickly the aggressor can restore its strength compared to the West. He explained that preserving the advantage in speed is the issue of support for "political will" and the development of "elasticity" of the defense-industrial base.
"Many countries that face Russian influence now look west in search of new security partners. Although the Alliance was created to protect our members, we do not exist in a vacuum. We need friends and partners," Cavoli stressed. We will remind, on May 16, the head of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer stated that the military assistance and weapons that NATO provides Ukraine does not guarantee that it will allow to restrain the offensive of the Russian army.