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When Ukraine breaks down, many of us are expecting a NATO expedition force led by Poland to invade Ukraine.

That point is approaching now.

Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen warns about a NATO force going into Ukraine – probably even to fight Russia directly.

Rasmussen said:

“If Nato cannot agree on a clear path forward for Ukraine, there is a clear possibility that some countries individually might take action. We know that Poland is very engaged in providing concrete assistance to Ukraine. And I wouldn’t exclude the possibility that Poland would engage even stronger in this context on a national basis and be followed by the Baltic states, maybe including the possibility of troops on the ground.

“I think the Poles would seriously consider going in and assemble a coalition of the willing if Ukraine doesn’t get anything in Vilnius. We shouldn’t underestimate the Polish feelings, the Poles feel that for too long western Europe did not listen to their warnings against the true Russian mentality.” See this.

The past days, Ukraine has suffered very heavy losses in exchange for no gains. Germany sent 14 Leopard tanks, and Ukraine already lost 8. According to Col. Douglas Macgregor, Ukraine in the past days lost 54 tanks, 210 armored personnel carriers (out of 1,200 from NATO), and 4,000 dead and wounded soldiers, but without any progress. Also today, Thursday, there are reports about very heavy Ukrainian losses and small or no gains. Kiev is in a desperate hurry, because Ukraine is running out of air defense and artillery ammunition.

Rasmussen’s remarks confirm the impression, that Ukraine could break down soon, if not supported by NATO troops.

Soon, an open Russia-NATO war is a reality.

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Karsten Riise is a Master of Science (Econ) from Copenhagen Business School and has a university degree in Spanish Culture and Languages from Copenhagen University. He is the former Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Mercedes-Benz in Denmark and Sweden.

He is a regular contributor to Global Research.

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