NATO is ready for a direct confrontation with the Russian Federation, but the Alliance should rearm. This was stated in an interview with RTP by the head of the NATO military committee, Rob Bauer..

Lieutenant-Admiral of the Royal Netherlands Navy says that the civilian industrial production of NATO countries should be reoriented to the defense sphere and start working in the "

Bauer admits that NATO has now lost its monopoly on military initiative. According to him, Russia's strategic goals go beyond Ukraine, given that Moscow intends to reclaim the territories of the former Soviet Union..

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Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg once again warned of the risk that arms supplies to Ukraine could weaken the defense capability of the Alliance countries.. Therefore, he does not rule out an increase in the defense budget..