Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, has said that the West was "too optimistic" about the course of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2023. Source: Financial Times, reported by European Pravda Details: Bauer said the West believed that "if we give the Ukrainians the ammunition and training they need, they will win.
House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) defended former President Trump’s recent comments on NATO, saying what the former president says at his rallies do not translate into his “actual policies.” NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Turner on “Meet the Press” to respond to Trump’s recent comments on NATO, in which he said he warned a foreign leader…
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has passionately urged the US Congress to approve supplemental funding for Ukraine as soon as possible, stressing that military support from other allies already exceeds that of the US.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the North Atlantic Alliance is militarily stronger than Russia, although its full-scale invasion of Ukraine has revealed certain shortcomings. Source: Stoltenberg at a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on 17 February, reported by European Pravda Details: Stoltenberg called NATO "the strongest military power in the world", which accounts for about half of all military power.
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