Russia is already fighting NATO, just not with tanks and fighter jets, argues a former top US general

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 13:56

Russian President Vladimir Putin looking through the scope on a rifle. — Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long been focused on the Russian military, looks through the scope as he shoots a Chukavin sniper rifle.
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Russia has been engaging in hybrid attacks against NATO for a long time.
In recent months, aggression has included attempted assassinations, arson, GPS jamming, and other sabotage.
A former top US general said this week that in some ways, Russia is already at war with the alliance.

Russia has been carrying out hybrid attacks, aggression in the blurry grey area between war and peace, against NATO, unnerving the military alliance and raising concerns that what has long been a low-intensity campaign could escalate into something much bigger.