Danish Intelligence Warns of Rising Russian Hybrid Threats While Calling Direct NATO Invasion 'Highly Unlikely'
The assessment cites sabotage, destructive cyberattacks and a possible limited military attack, while saying a full invasion of a NATO country is highly unlikely.
- On Thursday, Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated NATO is capable of handling rising sabotage and drone incidents in Europe, confirming the alliance has action plans in place to address them.
- In a risk assessment released Thursday, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service warned Russia is likely to escalate its hybrid campaign—including cyberattacks and sabotage—to pressure the West and NATO.
- An Associated Press interactive map shows hybrid incidents surged from 59 in March 2025 to more than 200. Rutte believes this escalation demonstrates Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Ukraine.
- NATO Matthew Whitaker warned Tuesday against overreacting, stating current incident volumes do not indicate imminent conflict. Separately, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Russia plans hybrid strikes on European countries.
- Russia may aim to 'paralyze or at least weaken the motivation of NATO countries' to support Ukraine, though officials note there are 'no indications that Russia will launch an outright invasion of one or several NATO countries.
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Russia looking to escalate hybrid war, Denmark warns
Denmark’s intelligence service warned Thursday that Russia would escalate its hybrid warfare campaign against the West in coming months, citing a “low but growing risk” of direct attack by Moscow. Denmark’s intel chief said the aim of such an attack is “not to take over the country, but to divide NATO” at a time of heightened friction between Europe and the US; Washington has downplayed the possibility of Russian attacks. Rising far-right part…
Danish intelligence warns of increased hybrid attacks and does not rule out limited military attack
The Kremlin's plan is for a continent under pressure to limit the attacks Ukraine can carry out / Danish military intelligence assures that Moscow will intensify its hybrid war while Lithuania warns that interventions can go further in the "geographical" field Read
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Great Yorkshire RadioRussia could launch a limited military attack in the coming months against a NATO country that Moscow borders, Danish intelligence has warned.
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) estimates that Russia will intensify its hybrid war in the coming months with “more frequent attacks” against the West and NATO, “with greater consequences for the affected countries than before.” The Minister of Defence, the Social Democrat Jeppe Bruus, considers that “the situation is serious and we take it seriously.” According to a new FE assessment presented at a press conference in Copenhagen, t…
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