Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, believes that the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons held Western leaders back from deploying their troops to help Ukraine in the war. Source: European Pravda;

If the Russian Federation did not possess nuclear weapons, NATO would have deployed forces onto Ukrainian territory to help repel Russian terrorists. Ukraine holds strategic importance for the Alliance,

In his speech there, Bauer stressed that NATO must continue to invest in defense. “Defense is not a cost, it is an investment. If we don't invest in it, the Russians and the Chinese will slowly eat us,

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the conflict.”

NATO chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday called on Western countries to ramp up support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, saying Kyiv required more than just being kept

I am absolutely convinced that if the Russians did not have nuclear weapons, we would be in Ukraine and driving them out. That is what we would do. But they do have nuclear weapons. So, this is different from the situation in Afghanistan,

NATO countries need to increase their support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Simply helping the Ukrainian military hold its ground is not enough, stated NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, according to Reuters.