According to Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, a Russian attack on a NATO member state is possible within three to five years. He told the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. This is the sharpest warning yet from a senior Western official about a possible military confrontation with Russia.
His German counterpart Boris previously said that Europe must prepare for war and has since received support from army chiefs in Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Norway and Great Britain, among others.
NATO CEO Rob Bauer also sounded the alarm, as did Manfred Weber, the leader of the largest faction in the European parliament. The Danish secret service warned earlier this week about Russian military actions against NATO countries and Poulsen goes even further than his colleagues in Germany and Estonia, who think that a Russian attack on NATO could happen within five to eight years. come.
“It cannot be ruled out that Russia will revoke Article 5 within a period of three to five years (an attack on one country is an attack on everyone, ed.) and will test NATO’s solidarity. That was not NATO’s assessment in 2023. This is new information that is now emerging,” he says.
While the West hesitates to send new aid to Ukraine, Russia has revived its defense industry and secured weapons and ammunition from countries such as Iran and North Korea.
“There is reason to be genuinely concerned,” Poulsen said. “Russia’s capacity to produce military equipment has increased enormously. Russia may really want to launch attacks. Now they may have the opportunity to do so earlier than expected in terms of military capability.”
The CEO of Saab – one of Europe’s largest defense companies – even told the Financial Times newspaper that he feared Russia could produce more than ten times more bullets than Europe, a total of around 4 to 5 million per year. Micael Johansson therefore urged Europe to step up its game.
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