If the US withdraws from NATO, Europe will not be able to confront Russia militarily.

NATO exercise in Estonia. Photo: Getty

In particular, several scenarios are being considered in the event of a Russian attack on one of the countries of this military alliance. Among them, Russia occupies Lithuania and part of Poland, which would force NATO to use Article 5 of the bloc's charter, which is a collective response to an attack on one of its member states.

However, according to experts, the campaign to repel the “Russian military offensive” will face many problems. Therefore, at the moment, the alliance’s forces in Europe are only enough to form one division, and in case of emergency mobilization, the North Atlantic alliance without US support can only counterattack Russia with one army corps.

Meanwhile, to gain numerical superiority, it is necessary to have four army corps, with modern tanks and combat vehicles. In addition, the North Atlantic Alliance's ground forces in Europe lack air force equipment, which is currently only enough to cover air bases, not enough to serve the army and other military infrastructure.

In addition, according to NI, in a few days of fighting there will be a shortage of ammunition, especially "smart bombs", to fight simultaneously in the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas.

The publication concludes that the US is a key member of NATO and without Washington's help, Europe will not be able to confront Russia, and if the US decides to withdraw from the alliance, the EU will not be able to overcome the damage caused by the conflict.