Zelensky warns Putin can attack a NATO member within five years to test Alliance | Today news

The Krainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attack a NATO Member State within the next five years to test the unity of the alliance. In an interview with Sky News, Zelensky said the current rate of NATO to strengthen his defense is too slow to ward off future aggression from Moscow. Zelensky argued that although an imminent Russian attack on NATO is unlikely to increase the risk significantly by 2030. “We believe that Putin could have significantly greater abilities from 2030,” he said. “Today, Ukraine stops him, he doesn’t have time to drill the army.” The Ukrainian leader said Russian forces are currently suffering heavy losses, adding: “Russia’s soldiers are all destroyed and wiped out on the battlefield,” but he warned that Putin, given time and resources, could rebuild. ‘Anyway, [Putin] He needs a break, he needs sanctions to be lifted, he needs a drilled army. And 10 years is a very long time. He will have a new army ready [by then]. “Call the NATO defense target” too slow “Zelensky has the NATO’s plan to increase defense to 5% of GDP by 2035, and describes the timeline as slowing in the face of growing threats. That’s what is needed again.” Complete membership is currently not feasible. “The ambition of Ukraine to join the military alliance is not possible,” he said. The Middle East could undermine the Ukrainian president, and the Ukrainian president also expressed concern that the intensification of conflicts in the Middle East – especially between Israel and Iran – could lead the international focus and help from Ukraine. Russia will feel the benefit on the battlefield. “On Trump-Putin relationship: ‘Short-term partners, not friends’ who discuss his tense meetings with Donald Trump, Zelensky withheld direct criticism, but suggested that Putin and Trump shared tactical alignment.