Read previewRussia seems to be in a better position to launch a future attack on a NATO member state, despite its performance in Ukraine, a European defense official told Business Insider.
Russia failed to take Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, early in its invasion, despite its much larger and better-supplied military.
AdvertisementGermany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said last month that Russia could attack a NATO country within the next five to eight years.
And Denmark's defense minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, also warned this month that Russia could attack a member within the next five years.
Urbelis said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has strengthened NATO, but urged members to ramp up their defense efforts.
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