US EditionRussia Massing 100s of Thousands of Troops Near NATO Border as Putin 'Plans Next Move' - The Mirror
Two Russian army corps totaling up to 360,000 troops are stationed in Belarus, raising regional security concerns and marking 2026–27 as critical years, according to German expert Kiesewetter.
- In a Berlin interview on n-tv, Roderich Kiesewetter, CDU foreign-policy expert and former German Armed Forces colonel, warned that Russia is assembling up to 360,000 troops in Belarus, with 2026 and 2027 as critical years for regional security.
- Intense training and large recruitment this year have seen the Kremlin report over 400,000 new recruits while analysts note 'unprecedentedly intense' winter training across Russia.
- Two army corps in Belarus, Kiesewetter noted, comprise 350,000 to 360,000 battle-ready troops, raising concern in the Baltic states and neighbouring countries.
- European governments must prepare citizens, Kiesewetter said, emphasising that readiness and `not frightening our population` are central to `survival` amid escalating war risks.
- Such deployments could signal ambitions beyond Ukraine, Kiesewetter warned the shift of 360,000 troops into Belarus may prompt heightened readiness on NATO's eastern flank.
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Before the attack on Ukraine, Belarus served as an area for Putin's troops. Is Russia planning an attack on Nato territory from there?
CDU expert Kiesewetter sees danger from Russian soldiers in Belarus: he warns of naivety and critical years – NATO borders could be tested.
The Russian Federation has deployed 360,000 troops on its borders with NATO, ready for immediate combat, defense expert and German MP Roderich Kiesewetter (CDU) told German broadcaster N-TV. According to him, the troops are in two army corps located in Belarus.
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Daily RecordRussia massing 100s of thousands of troops near NATO border as Putin 'plots next move'
Russia is amassing over 360,000 troops near Europe's borders in Belarus as Vladimir Putin's military ambitions signal potential conflict beyond Ukraine, a former NATO official has warned
Russia stations 360,000 troops in Belarus, posing new threat to the EU, warns Bundestag MP
German politician Roderich Kiesewetter warned of a serious escalation along NATO’s borders as Russia forms a new army of roughly 360,000 troops. He also said the most critical years for Putin’s war could be 2026 and 2027. According to Bild, Kiesewetter, a CDU member of the Bundestag and a security expert, said on NTV that important internal changes have taken place in Russia over the past two years without being communicated to the public. He sa…
Russia massing 100s of thousands of troops near NATO border as Putin 'plans next move' - The Mirror
Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are being amassed on NATO borders as 2026 shapes up to be a 'critical' year for European peace, ex-German army official Roderich Kiesewetter said
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