Warning over potential ‘attack’ from Rus sia on Nato

A report from German Intelligence has warned of a potential =E2=80=98tes=
t attack=E2=80=99  =

against NATO from Russian forces.

The German Federal Intelligence Service has warned Russia=E2=80=99s gove=
rnment is  =

preparing for =E2=80=98large-scale war=E2=80=99 against NATO as tensions=
 with the West  =

reach a boiling point.

It comes as peace talks with Ukraine have seemingly stalled after both  =

Russia and Ukraine accused one another of breaking a tentative ceasefire=
  =

in the Black Sea.

The report warned: =E2=80=98Russia=E2=80=99s military spending is increa=
sing at a record  =

pace=E2=80=94expected to reach approximately =C2=A3100 billion in 2025, =
exceeding 6% of  =

GDP.

=E2=80=98Compared to 2021, the defence budget has effectively quadrupled=
. The  =

Kremlin plans to expand its army to 1.5 million personnel and increase  =

military assets along NATO=E2=80=99s borders by 30-50%.=E2=80=99

Lithuania=E2=80=99s intelligence service added that Moscow might attempt=
 to =E2=80=98test  =

NATO=E2=80=99 through a smaller =E2=80=98military operation=E2=80=99 to =
see how the alliance  =

responds.

Earlier this week, a retired British Army general warned the UK might ha=
ve  =

less than two years to prepare for a war with Russia.

General Sir Richard Shirreff thinks Russian tanks will =E2=80=98roll acr=
oss the  =

border into Estonia and Latvia=E2=80=99.

Writing for MailOnline, he said: =E2=80=98Within four hours they are app=
roaching  =

the Estonian capital of Tallinn. The British-led Enhanced Forward Battle=
  =

Group in Estonia puts up brief resistance but takes heavy losses before =
 =

being overwhelmed and forced to withdraw.=E2=80=99

Russia could fire its missiles at RAF bases in England and other targets=
  =

in Western European countries, which launch retaliatory strikes on Russi=
an  =

energy and military infrastructure while sending reinforcements to the  =

Baltic states.

In February, Metro joined thousands of troops for NATO=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98=
most intense=E2=80=99  =

war drills on Putin=E2=80=99s doorstep.

Metro travelled to Sm=C3=A2rdan, NATO=E2=80=99s Romanian military base, =
just a handful  =

of miles from the borders of neighbouring Ukraine and Moldova, to witnes=
s  =

drills for a possible invasion by Russia.

There have been warnings of increased Russian aggression for a decade no=
w  =

(Picture: AP)
Nato officials in Sm=C3=A2rdan told Metro that the continent is facing t=
he most  =

precarious environment in decades in the face of Russian aggression.

Commander Carl Howard, chief media operations at JFC Naples, stressed ho=
w  =

important this exercise of supporting the eastern flank is as Europe mov=
es  =

towards a =E2=80=98war mentality=E2=80=99.

Speaking about the preparedness of UK forces, he said: =E2=80=98We have =
managed to  =

get 10,000 troops here, rapidly at the border near Ukraine.

=E2=80=98British soldiers are very professional. I am at the end of my 3=
6-year  =

career and I am blown away by their professionalism.

=E2=80=98This is a great showcase of putting Britain on the map front an=
d centre  =

for a very, very important Nato exercise.=E2=80=99

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