Putin wants no part of taking on NATO: US DefSec Austin

[F-22Raptor]

"If Russia decides to attack any nation that's a NATO member, then that's a game changer," Austin replied. "But if you look at Putin's calculus, my view—and I'm sure the chairman has his own view—but my view is that Russia doesn't want to take on the NATO alliance."

Austin continued, "There are 1.9 million forces in NATO. NATO has the most advanced capabilities of any alliance in the world in terms of aircraft, ships, types of weaponry that the ground forces use. So, this is a fight that he [Putin] really doesn't want to have and that would very quickly escalate into another type of competition that no one wants to see."

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[Azadkashmir]

no gas/oil from putins *** and have to buy in rubles, game over nato. isnt this equivalent to USA NATO military power strength thru dollar domination by petro-dollar oil. now putin copied for himself.

 

[kingQamaR]

Nato could destroy Russia in half the time but won't. Neither will Russia nuke Nato. Both sides know it would be game over for everybody, although it's interesting to note that Soviet Russia seemed a lot more stable than Putin Russia.