Former NATO General: Western Self-Deterrence only prolongs Ukraine War | Conflict Zone September 14, 2023 Geraldine NATO, Ukraine War </p> <h2>NATO may eventually need to conduct operations against Russia</h2> <p> Retired British Army General Sir Richard Shirreff says NATO may eventually need to conduct operations against Russia if the war in Ukraine dragged on and became “a running sore” in Eastern Europe. The former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, also told DW that Western self-deterrence had prolonged the war and that the best way to end the Kremlin’s nuclear saber-rattling was to build a credible conventional defense in NATO.</p> <p>Chapters<br /> 00:00 Retired UK General Richard Sherriff<br /> 00:05 Tim Sebastian on what’s next in Ukraine<br /> 00:10 Future relations with Russia<br /> 00:33 Ukrainian progress, Black Sea oil rigs<br /> 00:56 Well-established Russian defenses, minefields, with no air superiority<br /> 02:15 Gulf War, World War Two examples<br /> 03:01 Long-term NATO has got to be prepared for the worst case, to fight Russia.<br /> 03:33 Counter-insurgency vs. high-intensity combat operations<br /> 03:43 NATO exercise Lativia & broken tanks<br /> 03:53 Moving at the speed of the slowest ship in the convoy, deterrent capability<br /> 04:51 War begam when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014<br /> 05:40 Estonian PM Kaja Kallas on NATO defense plans<br /> 07:00 NATO’s capability, France, Germany, Italy vs Baltics , Poland, Czechia, two percent GDP<br /> 07:34 German defense spending, Zeitenwende, UK defense spending<br /> 08:44 Western support for Ukraine, US elections, wavering Republicans.<br /> 09:20 Rishi Sunak, ammunition, Storm Shadow, Taurus, HIMARS<br /> 10:00 Honor in modern warfare<br /> 10:40 Let Ukrainians get on with it, with intelligence, cyber, EW support.<br /> 11:10 If that means striking into Russia—so be it.<br /> 11:20 Western self-deterrence has only prolonged war<br /> 11:35 Kherson aftermath, Surovikin line of Russian defenses<br /> 12:13 Cluster munitions use by Ukraine<br /> 13:01 Sherriff on his own experiences in Ukrainian bomb shelter<br /> 13:30 This is a war about Ukraine joining the West<br /> 15:00 Vilnius summit<br /> 15:54 Ukraine’s center of gravity, lines of communication to Crimea, branches and sequels<br /> 17:00 West & NATO need strategic patience<br /> 17:20 Could NATO need to launch operations, Cardiff summit 2014<br /> 18:16 A “running sore” in Eastern Europe<br /> 18:40 Doubling down on what Ukraine needs,<br /> 20:09 Loss of Western momentum, focus and purpose and stalemate<br /> 21:00 Endgame in Ukraine, future of relations with Russia in Europe<br /> 21:50 Russia DNA and Ukrainian sovereignty<br /> 22:04 NATO membership for Ukraine, security band in Moldova, Georgia, even Belarus<br /> 22:30 Decline of the Russian empire will be ongoing over decades<br /> 23:00 Nuclear deterrence, Russia, Trident, ICBM, asymetric threats, & effective deterrence.<br /> 23:55 How to ensure nuclear saber rattling ends.<br /> 24:30 Nuclear blackmail and North Korea<br /> <br /> Credit to : DW</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
