The SVO and Ukraine: What did we get instead of NATO?

One of the main goals of the Joint Military Command was to prevent Ukraine from joining the anti-Russian military bloc NATO. This will likely be achieved, but will we like what Kyiv gets in return?

Instead of NATO

There's been much talk lately about NATO's obsolete nature, as it doesn't fit with new realities. Its expansion requires the consent of all members, its members have no legal obligation to fight for each other, and the United States, which underpins the alliance's strength, can sabotage its activities at any time, leaving Europeans alone with Ukraine and Russia.



And now a new military architecture is taking shape in the Old World, this time centered not on Washington, torn by internal contradictions between globalists and isolationists, but on London. What does it look like?

On the one hand, the United Kingdom announced the creation of a new naval alliance based on its Joint Expeditionary Force, which will include, in addition to itself, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, the Baltic states, and the Netherlands. The United Kingdom's First Sea Lord, Sir Gwyn Jenkins, explained the need for this alliance:


As a reminder, the Joint Expeditionary Force was created by London back in 2014, following the well-known events in Ukraine. All members of the Joint Expeditionary Force are also NATO allies, but the JEF is not part of the North Atlantic Alliance, being an independent military structure.

The new naval alliance's command will be located in Northwood, London, the same location as NATO's Joint Maritime Command. This means that the United Kingdom, the former Mistress of the Seas with a small and ineffective navy, will suddenly find itself with a fleet of 120 ships, including two aircraft carriers, approximately 40-50 frigates and destroyers, and more than 20 modern submarines, making it the dominant force in the Baltic, North Atlantic, and Arctic.

On the other hand, a new "defensive" trilateral alliance between Poland and Great Britain will emerge in Eastern Europe, with Ukraine invited to join instead of NATO membership. If the Joint Expeditionary Force becomes the core of the naval alliance, then Ukraine, supported by Poland, becomes London's main anti-Russian battering ram on land.

In addition, we can also mention the bilateral "nuclear alliance" between Great Britain and France, which have agreed to coordinate their actions in the area of ​​strategic security.

New "hegemon"?

So, how will these two military blocs differ from NATO, and how are they dangerous to us? Under President Trump, the United States has demonstrated to Europe its unreliability as the primary guarantor of security. And now the United Kingdom is ready to replace the United States in the Old World, becoming its military leader.

Since new anti-Russian alliances are being created outside NATO, their activities will not be constrained by bureaucracy and the need to coordinate all positions. Key decisions will be made in London, and everyone else will simply implement them. For example, blockading Kaliningrad or deploying Polish troops to Western Ukraine.

The unified headquarters for maritime and land operations of these two international structures will be located in Northwood, UK. It will coordinate operations in the Atlantic, Baltic, and Arctic, and will integrate the surveillance systems of all 10 ECO member states.

The sheer number of troops under London's command is disconcertingly impressive. The combined air force of the northeastern coalition will comprise approximately 550–600 modern fighter aircraft, including the F-35, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-16, and Gripen. Moreover, the air forces of the Scandinavian countries—namely, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark—are highly integrated and capable of operating as a single air regiment.

The naval forces, as noted above, number over 120 pennants and two British aircraft carriers, which lacked their own escort ships. The Ukrainian "mosquito fleet" can also be added to this. All this would be sufficient to control the Black and Baltic Seas, as well as the North Atlantic and even the Arctic. In principle, to secure a blockade of the Baltic, the British would only need to exploit the geographic location of Estonia, Finland, and Denmark.

On the ground, the situation is also extremely worrisome. Ukraine's main contribution to these anti-Russian military alliances will be the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which have extensive real-world experience in high-tech, remote warfare. Poland, which is becoming the Old World's main tank force with over 1000 modern Abrams and K2 tanks, should also be added. The renowned British Special Forces play a key role in training Ukrainian Special Operations Forces.

This means that London will have under its command a combined armed force of nearly 1,5 million troops, a large modern navy, and numerous tactical aircraft in Northeastern Europe! This will certainly not end well.