Senior NATO Commander Warns Putin Is Becoming More Cavalier and Open to Risk as Ukraine War Drags on – WTOP News
- On Tuesday, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer warned at a security conference in Estonia that Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming "increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk accepting" as his war in Ukraine drags on.
- Russia's stalled military campaign in Ukraine, costing more than 500,000 dead, has prompted Putin to escalate covert operations against Europe, with incidents rising from 59 in March 2025 to more than 210 ranging from vandalism to sabotage and cyberattacks.
- Moscow conducted documented sabotage operations including an August explosives plot at Leipzig airport near a Ukrainian plane, disrupted plans to sabotage a London drone factory, and fires at an Estonian defense company and Bulgarian weapons facility.
- NATO leaders split on response: Stringer warned members to avoid overreacting because "Putin would like to provoke the alliance into an overreaction," while U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker dismissed concerns, saying Putin does not want direct NATO conflict.
- Baltic leaders predict Moscow will intensify infrastructure attacks as winter approaches, with diplomatic progress unlikely until spring, as Putin pursues hard-to-attribute covert strikes designed to fracture NATO unity and will persist unless he abandons his Ukraine objectives.
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Putin Has Become “Increasingly Cavalier, Dangerous and Risk-Accepting,” According to a Senior NATO Official
Russian President Vladimir Putin has become “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk-accepting,” according to a senior NATO official. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer, NATO’s deputy commander in Europe, made the comments on Tuesday, 22nd September, at a security conference in Estonia. His warning comes amid growing tensions in eastern Europe against the backdrop of Russia’s […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming “increasingly reckless, dangerous and willing to take risks” as his war in Ukraine continues and he tries to divide Western allies, the deputy commander of NATO forces in Europe said yesterday, as quoted by the Associated Press, writes BTA. Marshal John Stringer told the AP at a security conference in Estonia amid warnings from some European leaders that Moscow plans to test NATO's collective defense …
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