“Unreliable actors” needed
NATO admiral: “Russia is losing more and more ground”
September 16, 2023, 4:28 p.m
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According to NATO Admiral Bauer, problems on the battlefield and in the economy are driving Russia further into the hands of “unreliable actors.” He also believes that Moscow is prepared to make its own people suffer even more.
According to NATO Admiral Rob Bauer, Russia is becoming increasingly dependent on “unreliable actors” due to Western sanctions and diplomatic pressure. Russian armed forces are losing more and more ground and the whole of Russia is suffering from the effects of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation, said Bauer at the annual conference of the NATO Military Committee in Oslo.
“Russia is forced to cooperate with unreliable actors and is becoming increasingly dependent,” said the chairman of the military committee. Bauer did not name specific actors on which Russia is dependent. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un. According to the Russian side, apparently not to conclude an agreement. The US government had warned North Korea against supplying weapons to Moscow.
Putin also has a lot of contact with other controversial rulers such as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Shortly after Kim Jong Un, he also arrived at a meeting in the Kremlin Empire – the seventh this year. Belarus has long been considered Russia’s closest ally in the war against Ukraine.
NATO Admiral Bauer also said the Russian leadership believes it will survive the determination of the Ukrainian people and its allies. “Russia has been preparing for a confrontation for years and is prepared to subject its population and its economy to endless hardship,” said Bauer. This serves to restore military capabilities.