Valery Zaluzhny assessed NATO’s readiness for war with the Russian Federation – UNIAN
The ex-commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces believes that Europe is not ready for a large-scale war, either technically or psychologically.
The Western world is not ready for a large-scale war, such as now in Ukraine. This was stated by the ex-commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and now the Ambassador of Ukraine in London, Valery Zaluzhny, during the UP-100 award ceremony.
“European countries and the British army are most likely ready for short-term hostilities. But the essence of the question is whether they are ready for a war of attrition,” he said.
Zaluzhny emphasized that in October alone, Russia fired about 1.6 thousand Shahed-type kamikaze drones and about 200 missiles into Ukraine. At the same time, he emphasized, Western partners provided Ukraine with an incomparably smaller number of air defense missiles.
“So, the number of air targets is growing…
