Danish Intelligence Warns of Rising Russian Hybrid Threats While Calling Direct NATO Invasion 'Highly Unlikely'
The assessment says Russia may step up sabotage and destructive cyber attacks, while a full-scale invasion of a NATO country remains highly unlikely.
- On Thursday, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service reported that while an outright invasion of a NATO country remains 'highly unlikely,' the risk of Russian military action against NATO members is growing.
- Russia may intensify 'destructive cyber attacks that cripple critical societal functions' and launch limited military assaults to redirect European resources from Ukraine, the DDIS said.
- Danish Security and Intelligence Service said Russian intelligence services are 'actively preparing acts of sabotage' against Denmark's defence industry by recruiting 'ordinary Danes' on social media to photograph critical sites.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned in June that Western intelligence assessments suggest Russia could attack a NATO member 'as soon as 2030,' emphasizing the alliance's urgent priority.
- In August, President Donald Trump stated that Vladimir Putin was 'not going to attack' NATO territory, pushing back against reports of Washington's concerns regarding Europe.
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The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) has warned that the risk of Russian military action against NATO countries is increasing, although a direct invasion is still considered highly unlikely. The head of DDIS, Thomas Ahrenkiel, said there is a low but increasing risk that Russia will launch a limited attack on one or several NATO countries that border Russia. However, he stressed that Denmark does not expect a Russian military attack on…
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The LocalDanish spy agency: Russian invasion of Nato country 'highly unlikely' but cannot be ruled out
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) said on Thursday that the risk of Russian military action against Nato countries was growing and an outright invasion was "highly unlikely" but possible.
Denmark's military intelligence service announced today that it expects Russia to step up hybrid warfare against NATO countries in the coming months.
However, it was "highly unlikely that Russia would be interested to invade a member state of the Transatlantic Defence Alliance.
The Danish military intelligence services consider it low but increasing the risk of limited Russian military attacks against a neighbouring NATO country of Russia A Russian invasion of a country
The Danish intelligence service estimates that Russia could launch a limited military attack on neighboring NATO countries in the coming months. That chance is small, but is said to be increasing.
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