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 withi

But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.

European officials are confident that there is no evidence to suggest Russia is preparing for a conventional attack on NATO or a Baltic state, pushing back on reports that might have been the main subject of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week.

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