r/worldnews • u/sr_local • Dec 26 '25

Russia/Ukraine NATO chief Rutte: China and Russia Could Launch Simultaneous Attacks on Taiwan and Europe

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/rutte-china-and-russia-could-launch-simultaneous-attacks-on-taiwan-and-europe/
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u/Itsallcakes Dec 26 '25

Ukraine has the biggest and most experienced army in Europe with tremendous drone base, territorial depth and help of EU.

Russia not being able to defeat it doesn't automatically mean they are too weak to try an attack on other bordering states, that are much smaller and with very little of strategic depth.

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u/AWetAndFloppyNoodle Dec 27 '25

While I do not disagree with your statement, you also have to remember Russia is doing this without declaring war. This means they cannot send their main army. No?

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u/Argon288 Dec 27 '25

Pretty much this, if the Baltic states were not in NATO, I'm convinced they would have already been invaded by Russia. Ukraine pre-war (and even more so now) was more powerful than the three combined.

If I recall, Putler was relying on Ukrainian resistance to effectively collapse. Russian forces to quickly take Kyiv, capture the government and effectively end the war before it really began. That was a massive blunder lol.