““We will attack hybridly.” Why this is a false logic: if the Russian Federation does not defeat Ukraine, then NATO will not either — Soumlenny September 19, 18:17 Share: US Army paratroopers during NATO exercises in Sweden in 2024 (Photo: nato.int) German political scientist, director of the Initiative Serhiy Sumlenny of the European Resilience Initiative Center said on the air of Radio NV why it is wrong to think that if Russia cannot defeat Ukraine, then NATO too, with its military”, — write on: ua.news
Paratroopers of the US Army during NATO exercises in Sweden in 2024 (Photo: nato.int)
German political scientist, director of the European Stability Initiative Center (European Resilience Initiative Center) Serhii Sumlennyi said on the air of Radio NV why it is wrong to think that if Russia cannot defeat Ukraine, then NATO, with its military resources, is not threatened.
“First of all, if Russia attacks, it will not attack on a full scale, but in a hybrid way: [буде] to corrupt the elites, to do some small operations. And, secondly… Of course, NATO is militarily stronger than Ukraine and Russia, but who is ready to fight among the population of NATO countries? Baltic countries – yes, Poles – yes, probably Czechs, and others – I’m not sure. Therefore, this logic – if Russia has not defeated Ukraine, then it will definitely not defeat NATO – it is wrong. Because the population in Ukraine is ready to fight, but not so much in NATO countries,” Sumlennyy explained.
In March, German intelligence reported that Russia was preparing for a large-scale conflict with NATO and could attack at least part of the Alliance’s territory as early as 2026.
In June, The Telegraph reported that NATO allies in Europe were developing “multiple land corridors” for US troops and armored vehicles in the event of a full-scale ground war with Russia.
In September, after information about the likely lifting of restrictions on long-range missile strikes against Russia, dictator Vladimir Putin began threatening NATO countries with war. However, Europe ignored the Kremlin’s repeated threats, The Guardian wrote on September 13.
It was also reported that one of the NATO countries — Estonia — changed its defense plan in case of war with Russia.
