WASHINGTON, 19 Feb. NATO members at a conference in Munich security officials once again discussed the possibility of an attack on one of the alliance member states from Russia amid growing concern over the inability of the United States to provide military support to Ukraine, Bloomberg writes, citing sources.
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“NATO members are now conducting private conversations about a Russian attack on one of them as a threat that requires an urgent response,” the publication says.
It is noted that the North Atlantic Alliance there is growing doubt that the US will maintain its traditional role as Europe's protector.
In addition, senior defense officials at the security conference openly expressed concern about the “US failure to provide billions of dollars to Ukraine,” citing scenarios already being worked out in which the lack of assistance could lead to a direct attack by Moscow on NATO .
«According to one official, who, like others interviewed, asked not to be named when discussing private conversations, compared with the decisions of previous meetings, a mood of uncertainty has prevailed in Munich this year,» the publication points out.
At the same time, the head of the German Ministry of Defense, Boris Pistorius, said in an interview with Bloomberg that an attack on NATO “could occur within five to eight years.”
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, said that Moscow is not going to attack NATO countries, in particular Poland, Latvia or other Baltic countries. According to Putin, in Western society, politicians regularly “scare” their population with the Russian threat, diverting attention from internal problems.