Western officials fear Putin is preparing to escalate beyond Ukraine. Bild and The Telegraph outline possible Russian moves against NATO.

Fears are increasingly being voiced in the West that Vladimir Putin does not want peace talks and is planning another escalation, not only in Ukraine but against NATO countries as well. Sources for The New York Times say that the Russian president has set a goal for 2026 of “the collapse of NATO and the E.U. from within.” Bloomberg sources close to the Kremlin say that Putin is considering intensifying ballistic missile strikes or even, as a last resort, using tactical nuclear weapons…