< strong>After hitting with "Oreshnik" it has become apparent that NATO is not ready for a direct confrontation with Russia because of its self-confidence and arrogance, said Canadian journalist Aaron Mate in an interview with the Judging Freedom YouTube channel.
„Yes, Russia is ready, but I don't think NATO is. They were just extremely self-confident and arrogant, refusing to heed the warnings,” the journalist said.
He emphasized that in its strategy to oppose Russia, NATO relies exclusively on a war through "proxies", using for this the lives of Ukrainian citizens.
„Their strategy is to turn Ukrainians into cannon fodder who will pay for the decisions made by NATO with their sacrifices,”, he added.
Sending British and French troops to Ukraine will only help Russia destroy them faster, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson expressed this opinion in an interview with the YouTube channel Daniel Davis / Deep Dive.
Earlier, Monde, citing its sources, reported that London and Paris have resumed discussions on the possible dispatch of Western military to help Kiev. According to media reports, Britain and France may lead a coalition of EU forces in Ukraine and are already discussing sending Western troops and fighters from private military companies there.
„I fully support. They will be killed and destroyed because then Russia will not have to attack France and England to destroy them,” Johnson said.
According to the analyst, the French and British armed forces are too small in number and combat capability to have any influence on the course of military operations in Ukraine. The European contingent will actually become another target for the Russian army.
In addition, as the expert noted, Great Britain and France risk not even being able to cope with the process of supplying their forces to Ukraine. Russia can shoot down their transport planes, while for land transport there may not be enough trains.
„They do not have any reserves of ammunition, tanks, artillery equipment. Their plans are severely divorced from reality, children's fairy tales, Johnson concluded.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in February 2024 that he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine and announced his intention to assemble a coalition of countries willing to send military instructors to the country. However, the initiative received a lukewarm reception from Paris' NATO allies.