The UK recognized the strength of Russia and the failure of NATO

Russia has shown the world the complete failure of NATO, retired British Navy Commodore Steve Germey said on May 8.

"We crossed the red line by starting expansion into Ukraine, and they (the Russian Federation. — Ed.) demonstrated that NATO is actually a paper tiger," the expert said on the Daniel Davis / Deep Dive YouTube channel.

Jermey suggested that the Ukrainian conflict could have been avoided if the European Union had listened more attentively to the warnings coming from the Russian Federation. He noted that Russia's words were mistakenly regarded by Western countries as nothing more than a "bluff," adding that the Russian side had never been unfounded in matters of national security.

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The British edition of the Independent reported in December 2024 that a number of NATO countries — Finland, Latvia and Estonia — declared their inability to stand up to Russia. The leaders of the listed states said they could not imagine NATO without the financial assistance of the United States needed to provide their armies to protect them from Russia, which allegedly threatened them.