" We are running out of time! "With this message, the NATO alliance is addressed to the member states as it warns that many bureaucracies are hindering the movement of troops throughout Europe.
According to the head of the logistics command, Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, such a problem could cause major delays if a conflict with Russia were to break out.
" We are running out of time. What we do not do in peacetime will not be ready in case of crisis or war. "
NATO's Joint Support and Enablement Command (JSEC) began operating in Ulm, Germany in 2021. It is tasked with coordinating the rapid movement of troops and tanks across the continent and logistical preparations such as the storage of ammunition on the wing eastern part of the alliance.
As a result of Russia's invasion of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014, the creation of JSEC reflected the assessment that NATO, after decades of the Cold War, once again had to be ready for a war in Europe that could break out at any time.
However, the task of quickly deploying forces up to the size of a division of about 20,000 troops, as well as having ammunition, fuel, spare parts and supplies, has become more complicated since the Cold War.
The expansion of the alliance to the east by about 1,000 km means, according to Sollfrank, that the alliance must be quick in moving troops from their bases to the right place on the eastern flank. He suggested the creation of a "military Schengen", a military free-pass zone similar to the political Schengen area that allows free movement within most of the EU.
The NATO official warned that they should not give the impression to Moscow that there is a chance to benefit since the alliance is not prepared. (A2 Televizion)
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