If the Russian aggression in Ukraine cannot be halted, Russian President Vladimir Putin will target NATO countries. The former Soviet republics will be the first to face the threat of Russian occupation. Reports TSN. This information comes from Kontrakty.UA.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made this statement in an interview with NBC News.
Referring to intelligence regarding Russian military exercises in Belarus, Zelensky warned of the possibility of a large-scale Russian invasion of some European countries as early as this summer.
“Knowing that he has failed to occupy us, we do not know where he will go next. There are risks that it could be Poland and Lithuania, because we believe — we believe that Putin will wage war against NATO,” said Zelensky.
He emphasized, reiterating his message to Vice President Jay D. Vance, whom he met with on Friday in Munich, that if the U.S. withdraws from NATO, “it will be the destruction of the Alliance.”
Zelensky warned that without the threat of a military response from the U.S., Russia will begin the occupation of parts of Europe, particularly the former Soviet countries. He added that European NATO members lack the military capability to defend themselves without the U.S.
Recall that earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin would deploy troops in Belarus to entangle the neighboring country in the war and threaten NATO countries.