NATO is putting in battle forces to Ukraine at the moment.  , Soldiers from Poland, France, the UK,  , Finland , and other NATO people are arriving in larger quantities.
Although Russia says there are over 3, 100 , soldiers in Ukraine, these freshly arriving forces are not soldiers. They are in dress, home state proclaimed via badge. They are most frequently found in the northern region of the nation, though occasionally they are even close to the east’s real fighting.
NATO is , putting out the word , these are not fight soldiers but are in Ukraine to perform complex western technology. However, if they are shooting at the Russians, the only way to understand that they are actively participating in the conflict.
More or less this is the same routine that the US used when it sent , “advisors” to Vietnam.  , In truth, they were US Special Forces who engaged in combat.
The Biden leadership, at least for public use, says it opposes sending NATO troops to Ukraine. However, Biden may remain waiting for his election before granting the order for US soldiers to fight in Ukraine.  , After Biden is reelected, he may include a free hand. The recent passage of the$ 60 billion air bill for Ukraine indicates that Congress will support whatever the Biden administration wants to do in “fighting the Russians.”
A Russian success in Ukraine is feared by the national security creation. It would entail a significant loss in America’s protection plan and would be a blast, even a dangerous one, to NATO.
Apparently the Russian military is now , 15 % bigger , than it was before the Ukraine war.  , It is also much more experienced, and the Russians , have found ways to deal with US high technology methods, such as blocking and phishing.
However NATO is far behind Russia in weaponry, workforce and business could. However, stockpiles of weapons are quite small and equipment presumably for national protection has been sent to Ukraine, leaving defenses wanting.
The US National Security establishment believes that Ukraine is losing its battle with the Russians and may experience the demise of its military.
According to reports, some Ukrainian armed forces divisions have now turned down orders from their commanders. The 25th Airborne Assault Brigade, the 115th Brigade, the 67th Mechanized Brigade ( which resisted being on the front lines after more than a year ), and the 47th Mechanized Brigade ( which resisted being on the front lines after more than a year ). These are elite Army brigades, no regional defense units.  ,
The Russians know what is going on and they are  , targeting international forces , while also grinding down Ukrainian fighting products, inflicting heavy casualties. According to the Russians, Ukraine has now lost about 500,000 troops in the conflict, and the number of combat casualties is rising daily.
Ukraine is trying to find new volunteers, and it is assisting other nations where migrants from the Russian review are hiding out.  , Lithuania is , planning to send Russian document- time men , home.  , But is , Poland.
A document on , teaching of Ukrainian F- 16 aircraft  , even is revealing. Some of the northern officers who work with the Ukrainians believe that progress even after a year teaching aircraft to perform F-16s has been less than positive.  , Language barriers , and unfamiliarity with northern systems and battle methods, has proven to decrease the studying process.  , Rumours have it that when the F- 16s suddenly started arriving in Ukraine this summer, the flights are  , likely to be handled by “retired” aircraft  , from German air forces.
NATO’s strategy to prevent disaster appears to be to import “advisers,” waiting for the US to send its troops to the challenge after the November election, to fill in gaps in Ukraine’s causes.  , The Russians know this and are in a contest to try and crumble Ukraine’s military before Biden arrives to business, if in truth he does.  , If the Russians are prosperous, a bigger war in Europe may be avoided.  , If no, with the introduction of US troops, Europe will be plunged into World War III.
Stephen Bryen served as the Near East Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ’s plan assistant undersecretary of security.  ,
This content was first published on his , Weapons and Strategy , Substack and is republished with authority.