OREANDA-NEWS  The North Atlantic Alliance is not ready to respond to the "threat" from Russia along the borders of the bloc countries. This was reported on November 21 by Reuters with reference to the chairman of the NATO military committee, Admiral Proba Bauer.

"In a lot of countries — not only on the eastern flank — there are shortcomings in infrastructure," the military commander said.

The article notes that this problem arose in connection with the expansion of the block, which means that it is necessary to protect a longer border. Thus, it is necessary to cover a greater distance to cover military reinforcements. In addition, there is more room for potential attacks, including cyber attacks on infrastructure.

As the former commander-in-chief of the US army in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges, told the agency, in the case of the transfer of heavy equipment from overseas, the problems will be the low capacity of European railways and the difference in track width. At the same time, he added that there is also insufficient transport capacity or infrastructure that would allow NATO forces to move quickly across Europe.

The lack of information about routes and "paralyzing" bureaucracy are also among the problems.

Earlier on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance wants to achieve an acceptable peace agreement for Ukraine. He noted that any conflict ends sooner or later at the negotiating table. He also announced an increase in the total military expenditures of the bloc. At the same time, Stoltenberg added that NATO should expand the supply of weapons, including air defense (air defense) and fuel to Ukraine against the background of intense strikes from the Russian Federation.

Prior to that, on November 14, Stoltenberg said that Russia's military capabilities should not be underestimated, and admitted that the coming months in Ukraine will be difficult.