A
report by influential US-based think tank the Atlantic Council says
NATO’s European members can’t fight a war against Russia.
Earlier, the commander of US European forces said Americans were
ready to “fight and win” against Russia.
The
report, due to be released Friday, was prepared by six senior defense
experts, including former NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer, deputy supreme commander Sir Richard Shirreff and former
Italian defense minister and NATO military committee chair Giampaolo
di Paola. The Financial Times said it warns of a “lack of progress”
in NATO’s build-up plans.
Many
of the key members of the alliance are dogged by “chronic
underfunding” and “critical deficiencies” in their “hollowed
out” militaries, the report says. For example, Germany has only 10
usable Tiger helicopters out of its fleet of 31, and just 280 of its
406 Marder armored infantry vehicles are in full working order.
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