NATO prepares for a possible Russian attack in the next four years. This has been confirmed by the Chief of Defense of Germany, the general Carsten Breuerwhich has also revealed that Russia is producing hundreds of tanks a year to attack the Member States of the Alliance by 2029, or “even before.”
And within the framework of the Shangri-la dialogue, a defense summit in Singapore, the commander said that NATO faces “A very serious threat” by Russiawhich “has never seen” in its 40 years of service. “Moscow is increasing its forces largely, producing approximately 1,500 main battle tanks each year.”
“Not all tanks go to war in Ukraine, new military structures that always face the West,” said the general. In addition, he informed that the Kremlin has also produced four million rounds of artillery ammunition of 152 millimeters in 2024. “There is an intention and there is an accumulation of stocks for a possible attack on the alliance.”
General Breuer pointed to the call Suwalki gap, a border area with Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Belarus, as one of the most “vulnerable.” “Baltic countries are really exposed to Russians. Once you’re there, you really feel this.” As for the Estonios, he said that “They feel the heat, see the flames and smell the smoke.”
For him, Russia’s vision of war in Ukraine “is different from that of the West.” “Moscow sees war as a broader conflict with NATO”, and, therefore, “he is trying to find ways to enter our defense lines and is testing it.” In this way, he cited the recent attacks on submarine cables in the Baltic Sea, cyber attacks to European public transport and unidentified drones sighted on German power plants.
“What we have to do now is to support and accelerate,” he said. “Get more in it because we need it to be able to defend ourselves and, therefore, also to increase deterrence,” he concluded. In addition, he celebrated that “I’ve never seen a unit like the one there is now.”
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