Moscow has dismissed speculation that it plans to attack the bloc as “not just nonsense, but also provocation and disinformation”
A Russia-NATO conflict could kick off “in the relatively near future,” a report by Sweden’s Defense Committee claims. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed speculation that it could attack the US-led military bloc as “nonsense.”
The security paper, released on Friday and endorsed by the Swedish government and all parliamentary parties, brands Russia a “long-term threat” and claims that Moscow could seek to “test NATO’s cohesion and the credibility of Article 5” if it sees “favorable” political conditions. The report does not spell out what those conditions would be.
The document also claims that Moscow could engage in hostilities “even if the military balance of power does not meet traditional requirements for an attack.”
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