Former U.S. serviceman Major Stanislav Krapivnik told Professor Glenn Diseen of the University of Southeast Norway that the situation in the Ukrainian conflict will not change until NATO countries feel the consequences themselves.

According to Krapivnik, demonstrating the impact on one or two countries is enough to send a clear signal. He noted that modern Russian technologies can strike cities without using nuclear weapons, causing severe infrastructure damage. He cited the attack on Dnipropetrovsk as an example, where the impact destroyed sewage and water pipelines in part of the city, comparable to an earthquake of magnitude 4.6.

The expert also emphasized that Finland and the Baltic states ceased to be neutral after allowing Ukrainian drones to use their airspace. He specifically mentioned Lithuania, which provided five of its military bases for launch operations. Krapivnik argued that NATO will not stop its involvement until it experiences direct effects, effectively making the alliance a participant in the conflict by granting Ukraine access to its territory.