"NATO will stand by Ukraine until the day we see them sitting at the table for lasting peace," a senior military alliance official told the BBC.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee since January, added that from an operational point of view he believes the war between Russia and Ukraine is bogged down and "it's almost time to sit down and talk because this is a loss of life".
Pointing out the fact that Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to the accession of two more countries to the Western alliance - Finland and Sweden - Adm. Dragone described the war as a strategic failure for Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite Russia's recent slow, gradual successes on the battlefield.
"They will not get a friendly or puppet government like the one in Belarus. Putin will not succeed."
Asked whether European countries are ready to continue supporting Ukraine's defense, he replied in the affirmative. He believed it was beneficial that they had received something like an alarm signal and were now taking responsibility for their own defense.
In June, NATO member countries agreed to increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. This move followed repeated calls from US President Donald Trump for members to do so.
Regarding Russia's recent announcement of long-range and nuclear-powered weapons such as "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon", the former chief of defense of Italy and a military pilot downplayed NATO's concerns, saying that this is a defensive nuclear alliance.
"We are not threatened by them," he said, "we are just ready to defend our 32 nations and our one billion people. We are a nuclear alliance."
Regarding the risk of future invasions or attacks, Adm. Dragone said that if - and he emphasized the conditional - there was a possibility of something happening, it would likely be in the Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
But he pointed out that as NATO countries Article 5 will be invoked - which considers an attack on one nation as an attack on all - and that NATO will come to their defense.
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Asked if that included the US, he replied: "Yes, because they are committed to this and have emphasized that they are still in the game."
Коментари (51)
barona
03.11.2025, 08:30НАТО
JIVKO
03.11.2025, 08:31Ах да, пак руснацити не знаят какво е стратегически пров 😜
М. Костов
03.11.2025, 08:32Ама какво се чува, че Русия не може да спечели
bat_jordan
03.11.2025, 08:33Абе моля те, най-накрая
vankatabg
03.11.2025, 08:34здравей, адмирал драгоне
XD
03.11.2025, 08:41Ах, най-накраа
anoniemen1996
03.11.2025, 08:44Браво,НАТО
vasil_p1976
03.11.2025, 08:45Хайде да се връщаме към нормалността! 😡
krisko_bg
03.11.2025, 08:49Ко се бие срещу целия свят, но губи войн
NOCOMMENT
03.11.2025, 08:50хихе, истински коментар
niki_bg
03.11.2025, 08:51Аз така мисля
pich_0072001
03.11.2025, 08:51Да, изправената Русия се бие срещу цялото
Barona2007
03.11.2025, 08:54Haha, честно казва Драгоне
MAGA
03.11.2025, 08:59Азтакамисла,4еНАТОправиправилнонещо
PESHO98
03.11.2025, 09:01Вдъхновено е 😅
MARTIN_24
03.11.2025, 09:04абе моля те, най-после нато прави нещо право
tony_stark2005
03.11.2025, 09:10ах, най-накрая
tony_stark
03.11.2025, 09:12СегаРусиащепочувадасечувствакатоломкатаг
3F6
03.11.2025, 09:14Ах, най-накрая
NOCOMMENT
03.11.2025, 09:20ТО!!
bat_vasko
03.11.2025, 09:23ха-ха, русиq се провали
dimitar2014
03.11.2025, 09:27аз така мисля, че нато прави правото стъпка
holera
03.11.2025, 09:29Аз мисля, че димитар2014 е дошъл в 🔥
Maimunata2008
03.11.2025, 09:29Сърцето ми трепти
n. Иванов
03.11.2025, 09:42адмирал
Shefa1999
03.11.2025, 09:46Ха ха, чакай да се види какво си направил Р
krisko_bg
03.11.2025, 09:50Русна пета стъпка назад
ГРАЖДАНИН_Х
03.11.2025, 09:54ВаљнолиедасечакаотРусиянещодруго?
DCE1
03.11.2025, 09:54Hahahaha, finally someone who sees the truth
9617C
03.11.2025, 10:01НАТО
prosto_chovek
03.11.2025, 10:06факт!
as
03.11.2025, 10:21Хей, това е отлично новини
g. Димитров
03.11.2025, 10:23ey, ннато си бори за мира
nocomment
03.11.2025, 10:27Аз така мисла 👎
kombinator
03.11.2025, 11:10Браво, НАТО
fan_45
03.11.2025, 11:11Слънце в Чораповци!
BLAGOI
03.11.2025, 11:11нато 😅
E96
03.11.2025, 11:27Аз така мислq, че НАТО прави правилна стъпка!
kombinator
03.11.2025, 11:31Ха ха, Русия се бие, но губи
KIROV89
03.11.2025, 11:32Ами да е
martin_24
03.11.2025, 11:42ах, най-красиво
IVANKA
03.11.2025, 11:47Ах, най-после
BG_GOST
03.11.2025, 12:07браво, нато
Г. Георгиев
03.11.2025, 12:22браво, нато
SHEFA
03.11.2025, 12:26Ами да се чува
Prosto_Chovek1986
03.11.2025, 12:42аби молq те, най-после нещо здраво!!
krisko_bg
03.11.2025, 13:19Хаха,рускитегенералисеопитватдасе
dimitar2010
03.11.2025, 13:22Трqбва да се радваме
BG_TIGAR
03.11.2025, 13:26Сигурно трабва
нато_браво
03.11.2025, 14:03Браво на НАТО
vasil_p
03.11.2025, 14:11Аз така мисля: Русия се оказва лоша игра4ка