According to the admiral, Russia is seeking to return to the old Soviet Union. It is not the first year that she comes to some country with a weapon. So NATO must be ready.
“Now we are facing the threat that is Russia. It comes to us without invitation at any moment. So we have to be on the alert. We don’t have time to prepare because it’s up to them when they come,” Bauer said. .
At the same time, he assured that NATO is ready for a direct confrontation with Russia. However, for this the Alliance must rearm.
He also noted that the industrial production of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance should be reoriented to the military sphere. In order to carry out rearmament, in his opinion, it would be expedient to introduce a “military economy in peacetime.”
At the same time, Bauer clarified that he does not believe in nuclear war, since Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not crazy.”
“I think Vladimir Putin is not crazy, and this is good news. He has ideas that do not meet our ideas. But he is not crazy. So, he is still a rational person,” the admiral said.
