NATO official: If Russia did not have nuclear weapons, we would be present in Ukraine

According to Isna, Admiral Rob Bae, the head of NATO’s military committee, on Thursday evening discussed Russia’s deterrence against the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine.

“I’m pretty sure if Russia didn’t have nuclear weapons, we would have been in Ukraine a long time ago and we would have kicked them out,” he said.

Bae clarified: “But Russia has nuclear weapons. Therefore, the situation is not similar to Afghanistan.

Russia and the United States account for 90% of the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons, however, Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world with more than 8,500 nuclear warheads.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia has not yet published any information about the country’s weapons stockpiles and considers the related information confidential in the News group.

On the other hand, the statements of the head of NATO’s military committee about the reason for the absence of the alliance’s forces in Ukraine, while the Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Ukrainian officials admit that Russian forces will advance faster than ever in the Donbass from 2022, and Ukraine’s defense is among The manpower shortage is collapsing.

According to this newspaper, Ukrainian military officials, soldiers and analysts also believe that the next few months will be critical in the conflict in Ukraine.

According to reports, Ukraine will try to stabilize its defenses and strengthen its position to create more favorable terms in possible negotiations with Moscow that may be forced by US President-elect Donald Trump.

The Financial Times also quoted an unnamed Ukrainian military spokesman as adding that most Ukrainian medical personnel would also be deployed to the eastern front ahead of heavy fighting in the coming days and weeks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said that Alexander Sirsky, the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reported on the difficult situation for Ukrainian forces in some areas of Donetsk and a decision was made to significantly strengthen them.

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