Main points
- Army General Nikolai Malomuzh believes that Russia is not capable of attacking NATO due to a lack of resources and the exhaustion of the army in Ukraine.
- Support for Ukraine is key to deterring Russian aggression, and strategic support from NATO can secure Europe from potential aggression.
Russia is unable to attack NATO countries due to a lack of its own resources. The war in Ukraine is exhausting its army, and the majority of the population does not want to fight even for money.
Army General and former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Mykola Malomuzh expressed this opinion to Channel 24, noting that support for Ukraine is the key to containing Russian aggression and a guarantee of security for Europe.
Why Russia Won't Be Able to Attack NATO Countries
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Russia is indeed considering an attack on one of the Alliance's member countries. At the recent summit, it was clearly recognized that the aggressive bloc, which includes Russia, North Korea and Iran, poses serious threats to all NATO countries.
This is the common position of Western leaders, including Donald Trump. He believes that this is an aggressive bloc, the army general emphasized.
Although Trump claims that large-scale strategic support for Ukraine should not be initiated today, he does not deny the facts: Russia poses a real threat, and Vladimir Putin is undermining NATO security with his actions. In this context, strategic support for Ukraine is one of the scenarios that can protect Europe, in particular Poland and the Baltic States, from potential aggression.
Today, it can be said that Putin is unable to implement his strategic plan regarding Ukraine. The Russian army suffers significant losses: Ukraine destroys up to 35-40 thousand occupiers every month. This significantly exceeds the mobilization rate in Russia, where only 10-15 thousand recruits are recruited every month. In a year – about 200 thousand. In such a situation, talking about forming a million-strong army to attack NATO is unrealistic.
In addition, according to polls, about 60% of Russians do not want to go to war, even for money. The idea of a global war with NATO, which has 5th and 6th generation weapons and an advantage in all key components – military, economic, technological – is tantamount to a catastrophe for Putin.
Putin has no chance of winning in Ukraine, much less starting a parallel war with NATO. This will speed up his end, and the regime will fall, – noted Nikolai Malomuzh.
Russia may continue provocations, hybrid attacks or sabotage actions on the borders with the Baltic countries, Finland or Poland, in particular through Belarus. But it does not have real resources for a large-scale war against NATO – and will not have them in the next 2-3 years, as international experts predict.
According to Malomuzh, Putin understands that he has no chance at the front, so he is trying to force negotiations on favorable terms for himself. But he has neither the economic, nor the political, nor the military potential for this. The Russian economy is gradually declining, which undermines its defense capability and the future in general.
Therefore, the key task today is to maintain and strengthen the Ukrainian front. It is also important to increase pressure on Donald Trump to unblock the supply of high-precision weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. This will create not just defensive capabilities, but real advantages at the front. When Putin realizes that there is no chance of victory, then it will be possible to negotiate – but on favorable terms for Ukraine.
