Top NATO military official urges businesses to be prepared for ‘wartime scenario’

We thought we had a deal with Gazprom, but we actually had a deal with Mr. Putin. And the same goes for Chinese-owned infrastructure and goods. We actually have a deal with [Chinese President] Xi [Jinping],

Bauer told the group

Businesses need to be prepared for a wartime scenario and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly,

he continued to stress

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If we can make sure that all crucial services and goods can be delivered no matter what, then that is a key part of our deterrence,

the chair of NATO's military committee, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, said in Brussels

We're seeing that with the growing number of sabotage acts, and Europe has seen that with energy supply,

Bauer said

We are naive if we think the Communist Party will never use that power. Business leaders in Europe and America need to realize that the commercial decisions they make have strategic consequences for the security of their nation,

Bauer stressed