The decision has already been made: Vladimir Putin will attack NATO. The question is when. This is written by the German newspaper BILD, citing defense and security experts.
„It has already been decided that the Baltic countries will be attacked as soon as Ukraine is defeated (if that happens),” says military historian Philip Petersen, commenting on the possibility of a possible Russian attack on NATO territory.
„We must be able to destroy the enemy. There is no point in simply trying to deter him or persuade him not to attack,”, emphasizes Estonia's Chief of General Staff Martin Herem. Estonia is one of the countries most threatened by Russian aggression, and it has invested heavily in its defense in recent years.
„The question is not if Russia will attack us, but when and where”, warns the former Polish general Valdemar Skszypchak. Polish Lieutenant General Marek Tomaszicki is also concerned, expecting a “war between Russia and Belarus on the one hand and Poland and its partners on the other”.
NATO has received a lot of criticism over the past three years for its reluctance to give Ukraine certain types of weapons that would help it win the war against the Russian aggressor and ensure that it does not spill over into the territory of a member state of the alliance. One reason for this hesitancy is the threats, including nuclear ones, that constantly come from Moscow.
Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia “will do everything to prevent a global collision” but the strategic forces of the federation are ready for war. "All participants in the special military operation (as Russia calls its military aggression against Ukraine) are our heroes," Putin said, comparing them to "the generation of winners of the Great Patriotic War." "All of Russia is with the heroes of the special military operation," Putin said.