By Pete Barden
RUSSIAN aggression will push more countries to join Nato, the Chief of the Air Staff has predicted.
Sir Mike Wigston predicted that other nations would see the benefits of being a part of the 30-strong defensive alliance and more would be welcomed into the fold.
A Ukrainian soldier walks through destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv[/caption]
Russian aggression will push more countries to join Nato, the Chief of the Air Staff Sir Mike Wigston has predicted[/caption]
VladImir Putin’s aggression had transformed the security of the world for good, he added.
He told The Sun: “This is a realignment of NATO, of what NATO stands for, and who are members of NATO.
“Other countries now may well choose that their future is safer by applying to join NATO.”
Kosovo and Bosnia have already called to join just days after Russia’s invasion.
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Source: Russian aggression will push MORE countries to join Nato, says RAF chief
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