If Ukraine falls, NATO will fight with Russia - Austin (video)

The Pentagon Head believes that Vladimir Putin will not stop if he succeeds in the war against Ukraine. And in the case of losing Ukraine on the battlefield, the Baltic States may be at risk. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin does not exclude that in the event of defeat of Ukraine in a full -scale war against Russia, the Alliance will have to fight with Russia.

The head of the Pentagon said this at hearings of the Committee on the Armed Forces of the House of Representatives of the United States on Thursday, February 29. Austin warned that without the restoration of US assistance, Ukraine would remain in a disadvantage. In particular, Ukrainian troops will continue to yield to artillery and are in danger due to lack of "adequate air defense systems".

Therefore, it is important to prevent the situation in the world, "where one country can curb the borders of their neighbors and illegally capture their sovereign territories. " "Every day we see that the Russians seek gradual territorial achievements. It is very anxious. Without our support, Ukrainians will give way to artillery, they will be in danger," Austin said. According to him, if Ukraine loses, then Russia will "stop" and attacks neighboring countries, especially the Baltic countries.

"If you are a Baltic country, you are extremely worried if you know Putin. They know what he is capable of. And, frankly, if Ukraine falls, I really believe that NATO will fight with Russia," Austin said . The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Zakharova was called "crazy". "This is a direct threat of Russia or an attempt to invent a excuse for Zelensky? And both are crazy.

Instead, everyone sees who the aggressor is Washington," Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. The statement of the Pentagon Head and the Federation and the State Duma of the Russian Federation did not miss. Senator Perminov stated that if it is a threat, then "the question of Austin's adequacy. " And the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Kartpolov said that "NATO can expect that Ukraine, if the Alliance continues an aggressive policy," writes the Russian Agency "RIA Novosti".