NATO leaders recognise that Russia has not done anywhere near as well as expected in the first phase of the war, losing troops, weaponry and failing to gain the rapid advances that it initially expected. In the latest phase concentrated in the Donbas region and in the south, supply of weapons and training of troops by NATO are seen as crucial.
By Lindsey German, STWC, 260422
NATO leaders recognise that Russia has not done anywhere near as well as expected in the first phase of the war, losing troops, weaponry and failing to gain the rapid advances that it initially expected. In the latest phase concentrated in the Donbas region and in the south, supply of weapons and training of troops by NATO are seen as crucial. The US wants to take advantage of this to inflict defeats on Russia and weaken its military capability. The prospect makes any peace talks or negotiations much more distant and makes the threat of direct conflict between nuclear armed powers at least a step closer