Russia's Rapid Rearmament Sparks NATO Concerns Amid Potential Threat

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Russia is rearming at an unexpectedly swift pace, raising alarms about a possible attack on NATO, according to Germany’s military chief overseeing Ukrainian affairs. Major General Christian Freuding has sounded the alarm, revealing that Russia has replenished its arsenal of missiles and tanks lost during its invasion of Ukraine, signaling a rapid resurgence in military capability.

 

Speaking to *Die Welt* newspaper on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president, Maj Gen Freuding highlighted that Russia’s military is not only compensating for its substantial losses in personnel and equipment but is also making significant strides in rearming. “The Russian armed forces are not just able to compensate for their enormous personnel and material losses… they are successfully rearming,” he asserted.

 

The German military officer emphasized that President Vladimir Putin has realigned the Russian economy to sustain his war efforts. Moreover, Russia has secured additional supplies from allies such as Iran and North Korea, aiding in the replenishment of essential military resources, including tanks, missiles, and drones. While it remains uncertain whether Putin intends to directly target NATO, Freuding warned that the conditions for such an assault are being meticulously prepared. “Production is growing, the supplies in the depots are growing,” he noted.

 

This revelation comes at a critical juncture for Germany, which is embroiled in a political debate over a proposed £2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stipulated that any support for Ukraine would be contingent upon relaxing stringent national borrowing rules. As this debate unfolds, the situation on the ground in Ukraine remains tense, with Russian forces encircling Pokrovsk, a strategic town in the south Donetsk region.

 

The town of Pokrovsk, previously home to 60,000 residents, is a crucial hub for Ukraine’s military logistics, serving as a center for railway and road networks. It also hosts a vital coking coal mine, integral to Ukraine’s steel industry, the country’s second-largest export sector. Reports indicate that operations at the mine have ceased, with workers evacuated due to the advancing Russian forces. “They have all stopped working now,” confirmed a source cited by Reuters, underscoring the gravity of the situation.

 

 

Meanwhile, Russian military bloggers have celebrated their advances, suggesting that these movements are reshaping international narratives. The capture of nearby Velyka Novosilka, while symbolically significant, further illustrates the extent of Russia’s territorial gains since mid-2024.

 

In the broader geopolitical context, former President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to broker a peace deal to conclude the war in Ukraine. However, analysts believe that Putin is pushing for territorial gains to strengthen Russia's negotiating position. He has reportedly ordered his generals to intensify attacks on Ukrainian positions using "swarm infantry tactics."

 

Despite the war-weariness among Ukrainians and growing public support for a peace deal, advisers to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have cautioned against early negotiations with Putin, labeling it a potential “catastrophic mistake.” The unfolding scenario presents a complex challenge, as international leaders grapple with strategies to address the escalating conflict while maintaining regional stability.

 

Based on a report by Daily Telegraph 2025-01-23

 

 

[Justanotherone]

why the scare mongering?  russia has no intent...  they only wanted to free the local people in the east from the oppression that is going on since 2014...

 

nato has no beeswax being there in the first place

 

defund nato , who, fda, cdc... they don't do anything good

[frank83628]

Humm, according to some here Russia was on its arse and military depleated..... 

 

[Lacessit]

Trump is already threatening Putin with extra sanctions.

 

The real cost of Putin's war is an economy which will take decades to recover. Russia has lost all the gas market in Europe. No foreign capital will be coming into the country. Any technology it imports will be at a premium.

 

I doubt NATO has much to worry about. Ukraine is bleeding Russia in manpower and equipment every day.

[frank83628]

17 minutes ago, Justanotherone said:

why the scare mongering?  russia has no intent...  they only wanted to free the local people in the east from the oppression that is going on since 2014...

 

nato has no beeswax being there in the first place

 

defund nato , who, fda, cdc... they don't do anything good

Most here think his started is Feb22 and deny Azov existed, even though throughout Trumps 1St term then were many MSM report about them and the high levels of government corruption.

All of a sudden tjise reports stopped, Ukraine and its people were the victims of big bad Putins war of aggression

[Captor]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Trump is already threatening Putin with extra sanctions.

 

The real cost of Putin's war is an economy which will take decades to recover. Russia has lost all the gas market in Europe. No foreign capital will be coming into the country. Any technology it imports will be at a premium.

 

I doubt NATO has much to worry about. Ukraine is bleeding Russia in manpower and equipment every day.

Russia is still delivering huge quantities of gas to Europe! There are not many real sanctions in place against Russia unfortunately!

[frank83628]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Trump is already threatening Putin with extra sanctions.

 

The real cost of Putin's war is an economy which will take decades to recover. Russia has lost all the gas market in Europe. No foreign capital will be coming into the country. Any technology it imports will be at a premium.

 

I doubt NATO has much to worry about. Ukraine is bleeding Russia in manpower and equipment every day.

At the cost of Ukranian people.... great move, but those in charge not in any danger as always.

 

Another thread started a recently says the opposite about Russian military,so someones reading from the wrong page.

[swissbie]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Trump is already threatening Putin with extra sanctions.

 

The real cost of Putin's war is an economy which will take decades to recover. Russia has lost all the gas market in Europe. No foreign capital will be coming into the country. Any technology it imports will be at a premium.

 

I doubt NATO has much to worry about. Ukraine is bleeding Russia in manpower and equipment every day.

There's not much left to sanction. The trade volume between Russia and the US is about 0.15% of the total Russian trade volume. But yes, Trump could impose a 1000% tax on the Russian uranium they're  still buying..

[GypsyT]

Oil, gas and minerals are flowing out every sec. There's 1000s of 3rd world ships going in and out daily.

 

India etc are buying and reselling to anybody. Russia has the biggest fields in Siberia. They don't run out of money. Men, yes, but not money.

 

Trumps sanctions is a joke! There's nothing coming in directly. But everything can be get via 3rd partners.

[Lacessit]

31 minutes ago, Captor said:

Russia is still delivering huge quantities of gas to Europe! There are not many real sanctions in place against Russia unfortunately!

The Brotherhood pipeline is now shut, by Ukraine. That is the last pipeline to Europe.

 

The graph shows what sales have been made before and after the invasion.

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Oil, gas and minerals are flowing out every sec. There's 1000s of 3rd world ships going in and out daily.

 

India etc are buying and reselling to anybody. Russia has the biggest fields in Siberia. They don't run out of money. Men, yes, but not money.

 

Trumps sanctions is a joke! There's nothing coming in directly. But everything can be get via 3rd partners.

I guess that's why Russia has halted exports of refined products.

 

Venezuala has the world's biggest oil reserves.

 

The Siberian oil fields are a Red Queen's race. If they stop pumping, they freeze. That's why Russia has to sell oil at a discount.

[Captor]

9 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The Brotherhood pipeline is now shut, by Ukraine. That is the last pipeline to Europe.

 

The graph shows what sales have been made before and after the invasion.

That pipeline shut just now i believe.

[frank83628]

19 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Oil, gas and minerals are flowing out every sec. There's 1000s of 3rd world ships going in and out daily.

 

India etc are buying and reselling to anybody. Russia has the biggest fields in Siberia. They don't run out of money. Men, yes, but not money.

 

Trumps sanctions is a joke! There's nothing coming in directly. But everything can be get via 3rd partners.

Ecaclty, not everyone wants to be governed by US sanctions and foot the costs too, its the who reason BRICS was started.

[connda]

Well, you pushed NATO right up against the Russian border while verbalizing a Western/NATO foreign policy objective over the last 3 decades that seeks the strategic defeat and break-up of Russia considering it wasn't accomplished in the 1990s as planned. What do you expect?  If Russia/China/Iran formed a military alliance with Central American countries and Mexico, and moved arms and missiles to the US border - really, what would the US do?  You know the answer.
You'd do what the US and NATO countries do:  Invoke the trope via all available media sources that the US was planning to invade Central and South America and not stop until they reach southern-most Chili.  And then mass your forces and stoke tensions until you got your invasion.

The domino effect BS spouted during the Vietnam War was just that - propaganda.  So is the fear-mongering about Russia planning to invade Europe.  It's the other way around - it's very much been NATO's intention of invading Russia either directly or via asymmetrical warfare.  The Ukraine SMO is just the casus belli. The strategic defeat and breakup of Russia is the foreign policy objective.

"You're Putin's <Xi, Kim, Khamenei>'s puppet!!! Aggghhh!"

Nope - just an old anti-war vet who seen this rodeo before.  The most blatant imperialists are those who cast all other countries has having imperial intentions, and then projects their own imperial intentions on to others while wrapping themselves in olive branches adored with doves while holding 2000 lb bombs and nukes in their hands.

The US doesn't want peace.  Forever War is a muli-$100-Billion dollar industry in the US.  There is no profit in peace.
The next four years will see business as usual in regard to US foreign policy and war.

[candide]

3 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Ecaclty, not everyone wants to be governed by US sanctions and foot the costs too, its the who reason BRICS was started.

Yet, NATO countries are the main export market for BRICS countries (except Russia, of course). So there's a leverage.

[candide]

3 hours ago, connda said:

Well, you pushed NATO right up against the Russian border while verbalizing a Western/NATO foreign policy objective over the last 3 decades that seeks the strategic defeat and break-up of Russia considering it wasn't accomplished in the 1990s as planned. What do you expect?  If Russia/China/Iran formed a military alliance with Central American countries and Mexico, and moved arms and missiles to the US border - really, what would the US do?  You know the answer.
You'd do what the US and NATO countries do:  Invoke the trope via all available media sources that the US was planning to invade Central and South America and not stop until they reach southern-most Chili.  And then mass your forces and stoke tensions until you got your invasion.

The domino effect BS spouted during the Vietnam War was just that - propaganda.  So is the fear-mongering about Russia planning to invade Europe.  It's the other way around - it's very much been NATO's intention of invading Russia either directly or via asymmetrical warfare.  The Ukraine SMO is just the casus belli. The strategic defeat and breakup of Russia is the foreign policy objective.

"You're Putin's <Xi, Kim, Khamenei>'s puppet!!! Aggghhh!"

Nope - just an old anti-war vet who seen this rodeo before.  The most blatant imperialists are those who cast all other countries has having imperial intentions, and then projects their own imperial intentions on to others while wrapping themselves in olive branches adored with doves while holding 2000 lb bombs and nukes in their hands.

The US doesn't want peace.  Forever War is a muli-$100-Billion dollar industry in the US.  There is no profit in peace.
The next four years will see business as usual in regard to US foreign policy and war.

Complete B.S.! There was no such threat!

 

There had been no attempt to bring missiles closer to Russia. NATO could have put missiles in Poland etc, it would have been just as dangerous for Russia as in Ukraine. It didn't. There was no plan to do so. 

 

Apart from the U.S., the share of NATO countries' defense budgets have been declining over decades. They have been criticized as being too weak and peace oriented.

 

U.S. military presence in Europe has been declining for decades.

 

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/nuclear-weapons-europe-mapping-us-and-russian-deployments

[mrwebb8825]

I've mentioned before that the US is currently shopping for property. Simple name change from the EU to the UEoA. Instead of pouring money in with no return the US will now "Invest" in the economy of NATO countries for as little as 30% of each country's GDP. Tariffs will vanish and trade will be equalized guaranteeing economic income for both and giving  the new UEoA more economic leverage in the rest of the world.

The Chinese/Russian version of NATO was feasible if implemented in 2020 but it won't fly now. Even though China "Bought" entrance/exit ports on both sides of the Panama Canal in preparation - even got close range surveillance of bases and grid vulnerabilities. Wouldn't be surprised if the California "Wildfires" were set on purpose to watch for vulnerabilities. Like casing a bank.

Nukes are a moot point until Iran gets them with the exception of Russia selling/trading them for supplies. Nukes are costly to build and maintain, too dangerous to use in country-to-country conflicts and pose a greater threat to the owners now with the birth of AI to aid the current assortment of "Bad Actor Hackers" we/they could learn to "light 1 in the tube" and take out a country and it's inhabitants.

We should have never even acknowledged Vietnam's internal struggle - would've saved thousands of their/our lives. A sad, holdover response from the "Better Dead Than Red" generation in charge at that time and Korea was a major strategical screw up. Instead of landing troops in the south, they should have carpet bombed every physical and marine connection with China then move south. Kim and his family would've been taken out and Korea MAY have been united today.