Richard Shirreff

There was also a separate Russian attack on a train close to Ukraine's border with Poland on Sunday, and it narrowly missed a convoy of high-level diplomats and former leaders who had passed through the station earlier.

So to get a better idea of what all of this could be pointing to, General Sir Richard Shirreff joined the program.

Now, he formerly served as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, and he claims that this latest attack from Russia in Lithuania was far from accidental.

This is absolutely par for the course with the Russians.

Uh, yes, it's got to maintain links with America.

Yes, there's got to be a proper transition, but Europe's got to invest properly in defense and recognize that it has, alongside Canada of course, which is very firmly in the mix, it's got to take the lead.

[upbeat music] That's General Sir Richard Shirreff, who formerly served as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

And that's all for today's edition of The Breakfast Wrap.