"If you fight in Afghanistan, that's not the same as fighting the Russians in Ukraine," Admiral Rob Bauer said on Sunday.

Summary

NATO’s Military Committee head, Admiral Rob Bauer, stated that NATO troops would likely be in Ukraine countering Russian forces if Russia lacked nuclear weapons.

Speaking at the IISS Prague Defence Summit, Bauer emphasized that Russia’s nuclear arsenal deters direct NATO involvement, contrasting Ukraine’s situation with past NATO interventions in non-nuclear states like Afghanistan.

Although NATO nations provide military aid to Ukraine, direct troop deployment has been avoided, with leaders like U.S. President Biden ruling it out due to nuclear escalation risks highlighted by Russian threats and rhetoric.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    197·
    1 month ago

    The easy solution is to show that nukes are not protection against all conventional intervention. We should have given Zelenskyy a no-fly zone back when he asked for one.

      • whyNotSquirrelEnglish
        77·
        1 month ago

        Step 1: Put boots on Russian territory

        Step 2: (nuclear) Winter is coming

        Step 3: 💥 profit 💥

        • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          Nobody’s saying NATO should invade Russia.

          We’re saying NATO could EASILY establish IADS over the vast majority of Ukraine to defend their civilian population and infrastructure.

    • azuthEnglish
      34·
      1 month ago

      But they are. Its been settled decades ago.