**NATO Fears Europe Can't Withstand a War With Russia**

NATO defense officials concluded at a closed-door summit that Europe lacks the munitions stockpiles, industrial capacity, and manpower to endure a prolonged conflict with Russia, The Guardian reports, citing sources at the meeting.

The paper attributes the "military pessimism" among NATO planners to the rising popularity of right-wing parties across Europe and the rapid drawdown in Washington's support for the European contingent.

Officials reportedly concluded that if a full-scale war broke out under current conditions, European leaders couldn't sustain a prolonged fight, and NATO would instead need to plan for a short, rapid war.

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