Russia's land forces are bigger now than at the time of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but their quality has decreased since, a NATO top military official said on Monday.

According to Bauer, Russia does not currently pose the same threat it did in February 2022, giving NATO time to prepare for a potential conflict with Moscow, including increasing investments in the defense industry.

The land forces of Russia have grown in size since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but their overall quality has declined, a senior NATO military official stated on Monday. "The quality of those forces has gone down,

A top NATO military official on Monday urged businesses to be prepared for a wartime scenario and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly, in order to be less vulnerable to blackmail from countries such as Russia and China.

The chair of NATO’s military committee warned business leaders to prepare for a “wartime scenario” and bring their production lines back home, rather than relying on China or Russia, to avoid blackmail or sabotage — as former and future US President Donald Trump has vowed to restore his “America First” agenda.

Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO's Military Committee, said firms must change their distribution lines as "it is the economies that win wars".