NATO's future at risk if Ukraine falls, warns former U.S. commander Hodges
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Russia might launch an offensive against the Baltic states or other NATO countries if it succeeds in Ukraine, in an effort to dismantle the Alliance, former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 26.
Russia openly discusses such an attack, and, should it occur, NATO would be dragged into a European ground war, according to Hodges.
"If Ukraine doesn't succeed and Russia manages to defeat Ukraine, then I believe Russia will do what it threatens to do,” Hodges stated.
“That is, continue its offensive against Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia, or perhaps Poland or Romania."
While Hodges doubts the Kremlin would venture into invading Germany, he warned that countries neighboring Russia are at risk.
"All they want to do is break NATO,” said Hodges.
“To do this, they need to attack a Baltic country or, say, Poland, then stop and ask, 'Do you really want to have a nuclear war over Lithuania?' And if the answer is 'no,' then the Russians have won, they've broken NATO."
Russia could move against NATO as soon as it recovers from losses incurred during the war in Ukraine.
"To me, it's not a very difficult task for Russia to undertake such aggression in three to four years,” Hodges concluded.
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“Of course, if Ukraine succeeds with the help of the U.S., Germany, the UK, France, and other Western countries, then Russia won't be able to do this. Also, if the Alliance stays united. If the U.S. is committed, if all countries are committed, then I think Russia won't proceed. But if we appear weak, if we're not united, then Russia will be ready in three to four years."
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