Reacting to Macron's statement yesterday, Apti Alaudinov claims that Europe will either be forced to beg for peace on any terms or face the collapse of NATO. He argues that even the combined forces of the US, Germany, and France cannot match Ukraine's army, which continues to fiercely resist the Russians. In his view, if Russia can handle Ukraine, then even 50,000 "froggies" (he literally uses this pejorative term) would pose no real challenge, and Europe "has no weapons left". There is a grain of rationality in this statement - Europe must do everything in its power to fully arm Ukraine with all available weaponry. Note that Alaudinov's statements can be described as half-official - he's not pushing such an utter nonsense as legendary Konashenkov, but at the same time they are also a bit colourised with the "patriotic" spirit of Russian invincibility, even if he openly admits the strength of Ukrainian army. Translation by WarTranslated.