MOSCOW, 15 Sep. Russia has a potential for deploying troops in Europe, which significantly exceeds the capabilities of NATO, said ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and former first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Stepan Gavrish. “Do you know that Russia has 130 highly mobile tactical groups that are in constant combat readiness? Do you know how many in NATO? Four brigades, «the politician said on the air of the Nash TV channel. According to Gavrish, at the moment NATO operates a» Strategy 30-30-30-30 «, according to which the alliance is obliged to bring state of three dozen ships, air squadrons and mechanized battalions. «Russia can transfer to Europe in about a week 40, in ten days 100 tactical brigades,» the ex-deputy stressed.
«Are we idiots?» Ukraine was urged not to hope to win the war with Russia He added that NATO has no desire to accept Ukraine into the organization. At the same time, the alliance constantly reminds of the need to meet the criteria for joining it. Earlier, the former head of the SBU, Colonel-General Igor Smeshko, said that Russia could attack Ukraine from three directions simultaneously. He noted that the Ukrainian army has no allies, therefore, Kiev's tactics, in his opinion, should be «deeply echeloned.»
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