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The Kyiv Independent

NATO 'inadequately' prepared for large-scale war with Russia, Hodges says

The Kyiv Independent
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Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges spoke at a discussion at the Warsaw Security Forum .

Hodges said NATO lacks adequate air defenses, military mobility, ammunition, and the mindset to be fully ready for a large-scale conventional war with Russia .

NATO 's eastern flank has only 5% of the air defense capabilities necessary to deter an attack, the Financial Times reported in May .

The retired general added that European countries are "moving in a much better direction".

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