In Finland, predicted when Russia can test the strength of one of the countries НАТО
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may try to test the resolve and unity of the North Atlantic Alliance over the next two years while Дональд Трамп remains in office as president of США.
About this ex-head of the military intelligence of Finland, deputy Європарламенту Пекка Товері said in a comment for «Еспресо».
According to the Finnish general, the course of the war in Ukraine does not correspond to the initial plans of the Kremlin, since Russia does not achieve a quick victory on the battlefield, and Ukrainian defenders effectively strike back. At the same time, he stressed that Putin still expects to force Kiev to agree to his conditions and does not rush to real negotiations.
Tovery suggests that due to the lack of the desired result at the front, Russia may intensify provocations against Ukraine's Western allies. It is noted that the main goal of Moscow is a split between European countries, weakening support for Kiev and checking the effectiveness of Article 5 of the НАТО Treaty on collective defense.
«Одним зі способів досягти цього може стати обмежена військова операція проти країни НАТО», said the Finnish general.
As expected, in particular, the Kremlin can count on the absence of a harsh reaction from Washington under the presidency of trump. At the same time, especially vulnerable periods Toveri called future election campaigns in США, when the attention of the American leadership will be focused on the internal political struggle.
As you know, 13 October Ministry of Defense reported that Ukraine and НАТО have developed two innovative models of artificial intelligence for military needs. In particular, one of them predicts attacks of Russian drones, and the other helps in planning artillery operations.
Earlier, the head of the General Staff of the Czech Army said that Russia could test the cohesion of НАТО with a limited military strike.
And recently it was reported that НАТО has developed a concept of countering Russia, which includes three stages of responding to a possible attack. The scenario assumes the readiness of the Alliance to act without large-scale participation of США.
ЗМІ also stated that Європейський Союз is considering the creation of a new mechanism for a joint response to Russian hybrid attacks that do not reach the level of an armed attack. We are talking about a protocol that should help ЄС countries coordinate actions in response to sabotage, cyber attacks, arson and drone invasion.
It also became known that the Swedish ВПС are preparing to strike deep into the territory of Russia.
