Danish Intelligence Warns of Rising Russian Hybrid Threats While Calling Direct NATO Invasion 'Highly Unlikely'
- Denmark’s intelligence service said Russia faces battlefield losses, economic pressure, and limited territorial gains in Ukraine.
- The service warned that Russia may intensify hybrid attacks, including sabotage, drone incursions, and cyberattacks targeting Western support for Ukraine.
- The agency assessed a “low but growing risk” of a limited Russian attack on one or more NATO countries bordering Russia, possibly within months.
- The agency said an outright invasion of NATO territory remains highly unlikely.
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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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Russia's hybrid warfare against Western countries is likely to intensify in the coming months, Danish military intelligence warned on Thursday, saying a direct attack on a NATO member was unlikely but not ruled out.
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