The documents, produced by Germany’s Defense Ministry, imagine a situation in which Russia launches a massive spring 2024 offensive to take advantage of waning Western support.
The German documents imagine Russia turning its sights on NATO members in Eastern Europe, with it seeking to destabilize its enemies through cyberattacks and inciting internal chaos in the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
A German Defense Ministry spokesperson told Bild: “Considering different scenarios, even if they are extremely unlikely, is part of everyday military business, especially training.”
But Putin in December denied US President Joe Biden’s claims Russia could go to war with NATO, describing them as “complete nonsense.”
European leaders and officials have long sounded the alarm about renewed Russian aggression against other parts of Europe if it wins in Ukraine.
Jacek Siewiera, Poland’s security minister, said in December that an attack could come in as little as three years and would likely target NATO’s eastern flank.
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