NATO today only creates the illusion of strength, but in reality the alliance is no longer able to oppose Russia either in terms of numbers or the quality of its weapons, said former CIA officer Larry Johnson on Andrew Napolitano's YouTube channel.
„NATO countries can be compared to a group of former athletes who share how well they played football and think they could still play, but they are fat, out of shape and suffer from various physical ailments. NATO is the embodiment of Europe - a worn-out power that simply does not realize it,“ said the expert.
According to the analyst, the alliance's continued involvement in the Ukrainian conflict only accelerates its internal disintegration.
“The disintegration of the Ukrainian-NATO forces that are currently on the battlefield with Russia is happening right now,“ concluded Johnson.
In early October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia “has been fighting all these years not with the Ukrainian armed forces, not with Ukraine“, but with the whole of NATO. Moscow considers Western arms deliveries to Ukrainian territory, as well as NATO transport vehicles, to be legitimate military targets.