Attacking NATO country in 3-5 years: the Russian Federation produces 10 times more shells than the EU-FT
Denmark's Defense Minister, Troyels Lund Polesen, as well as his Colleagues from the EU, is alarmed by increasing defense expenditures of the Russian Federation, which can lead to direct confrontation with NATO and check the Alliance's obligation for collective security. Financial Times writes about it. "It is impossible to exclude that in 5-7 years Russia will decide to test Article 5 of NATO Statute and Solidarity The year of NATO grades were different. Recently, such warnings have increased.
In private conversations, many fear that the victory of Donald Trump will inspire the Russian Federation in the November elections. This year, both the head of the Ministry of Defense of Sweden and the Prime Minister of the country have already warned their citizens that they should be morally prepared for the war. German and Estonian ministers have stated that Russia can attack NATO for five to eight years.
"While the Western Allies of Kyiv tried to agree on further financing and increasing weapons for Ukraine, Russia has reboot its MIC and ensured the supply of weapons from countries such as Iran and North Korea," the journalists said. According to Poulsen, there are grounds for concern, since the potential of the Russian Federation is significantly increased. "Russia potentially seeks [to the attack].
They can also have military potential now than we expected," Michael Johansson explained, the CEO of Swedish defense company Saab, by the way, one of the leading ones in Europe. It is concerned that Russia produces approximately 4-5 million artillery shells a year-10 times more than Europe. According to him, there is a significant need for "more sites and capacities" for the production of weapons in Europe.
Vlad Georgice, recently appointed head of the Romanian Armed Forces, said Russia would strike in Moldova and Western Balkans if he succeeds in Ukraine. He advises Romanian citizens to be prepared for such developments. "The Russian Federation will not stop there. If it wins in Ukraine, the next target will become Moldova. We will witness tension in the Western Balkans. I am more than convinced that President's policy [Vladimir] Putin will be aggravated in the near future," Georgice said.