Joint Press Conference for NATO Chiefs of Defence meeting, 16 May 2024

Joint press conference by Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee, and General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe – 191st Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session.

[Brouk]

Thank you for sharing the Joint Press Conference of the NATO Chiefs of Defense Meeting, 16 May 2024. I am confident that it will provide valuable insight into NATO's position on international crises and the organization's military strategy to resolve these crises. PEACE.
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Merci d'avoir partagé la conférence de presse conjointe de la réunion des chefs d'état-major de la défense de l'OTAN, le 16 mai 2024. Je suis convaincu qu'elle fournira un aperçu précieux de la position de l'OTAN sur les crises internationales et de la stratégie militaire de l'organisation pour résoudre ces crises. PAIX.

[petergreenwood]

Everything under control
Nothing to worry about

[AirTempc]

If NATO and America insist there will be no boots on the ground, , then put boots in the air.

[witnessprotection]

the general was describing norad, finding sanda clause.

proud of you stars.

[witnessprotection]

this general is italian-swiss who operated from north macedonia.

this admiral, was irish-jamacian, in accord with austraulia.

[MatkoJovanovic-mjgm]

Respect I have one question howe do you see the in kosovo and Metohija thank you

[ItsPaige_Hi]

That 30° in the left corner grid square stretch

[roseallport]

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Russia a member of NATO? If so where are the sanctions

[eioclementi]

So your trying to tell me I need to learn Russian or Chinese in the future

[MatkoJovanovic-mjgm]

how do you see the emernig crisis and how wili it affect the AFGHANISTAN CRISIS ON THE WESTRN BALKANS

[raulescandon]

It's difficult not to improve from their initial disaster. And it's taken them very long and huge casualties to learn from their mistakes and make improvements.

[markcorbett]

Russia’s strategic goal is to control nine gaps in what they perceive as their defensive lines because they have been invaded fifty some odd times in their history. They realize that with their declining demographics this may be the last time that they can field an Army big enough to win any war, so now is the time as far as they are concerned.

Most of these nine gaps are mountain passes, but some are ocean beaches or deserts. The three most important of these gaps are in Poland, Romania, and the Baltic Countries of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. All of these five countries are part of the NATO alliance, and the United States is Treaty Bound to protect them.

Invading Ukraine by itself doesn’t give the Russians anything because none of the gaps are actually in Ukraine, but controlling Ukraine puts them within easy striking distance of the three most important gaps in Russia’s perceived defense lines, which, as I said, are in Poland, Romania, and the Baltic Countries of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.

If Russia defeats Ukraine and completely takes over the country, they absolutely WILL invade the countries where these gaps are, in order to control them, which are all NATO countries. They will invade neutral Moldova too.

It is imperative that we continue to support Ukraine in its efforts to oust the Russians out of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, which has been occupied by Russia since 2014, which is about the last ten years.

Quite simply, Ukraine is fighting this war so that American and NATO forces don’t have to be drawn into a direct conflict with Russia on a European Battlefield. Ukraine is okay with this, and is prepared to fight to the last Ukrainian because the only other option for them is to surrender.

If the United States and its NATO allies are drawn into a direct war, into actual combat with Russian forces, this WILL lead to a Nuclear War with Russia, which nobody wants to see.

Geopolitical Strategist Peter Zeihan is much better at explaining this than I am.

[denismorgan]

Dispite what Zelenski says all different types of calibre shell's needed for Ukraine artillery is needed and all the different types of mortar shell's needed. This is why the Ukraine president wasn't informed the Russians was listening in.

[witnessprotection]

no we do not have the resources to provide the swiss bank for an exorbitant sum in the Ukraine.

[sosangyaden]

Rubbish press conference without knowing what is happening in the battle field. All these bla bla bla is useless.

[georgeperson]

Or as the B-52s would say " 53 miles west of Venus " General Neila Yerg !

[attilatoth]

Have they figured out who uses which toilet?

[lloydtaylor]

Why don’t we work more for peace/life and less for guns/war?

[xlwwkyr]

Do talk about this situation and what west and NATO do to depend an save innocent country 😊

[mariontoffan]

On June 16th 2024 there is the big meeting for various countries with Ukraine in Switzerland to discuss the European future with Ukraine. Less than a month to go to see if this can be a new deal.