EU’s fear: Putin could attack a NATO country in the coming years

Chijioke Obinna

EU's fear: Putin could attack a NATO country in the coming years

The European Union warned yesterday that Vladimir Putin is already directly threatened to NATO countries. The EU said that the intelligence services of Denmark and Germany have transmitted it in accordance with the movements of Russia, and that therefore Europe must be prepared for “the worst possible scenario.”

The European Commission (CE) presented on Wednesday a road map to develop military capabilities that allow it to dissuade different types of threats and, more specifically, a war with Russia, A goal that has been proposed for 2030.

The only way to guarantee peace is to be prepared to deter those who want to hurt us

“Europe faces an acute and growing threat. The only way to guarantee peace is to be prepared to dissuade those who want to harm us, “begins the new white paper – non -legislative document – on defense presented by the head of the EU diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, and the European Commissioner of Defense, Andrius Kubilius.

The new community military strategy is motivated by the aggression of Russia to Ukraine, whose future ensures that it is linked to that of Europe, and the United States’s turn towards the Indo-Pacific, a region where Washington has said that he wants to focus his resources to avoid a war with China.

“We do this not to fight a war, but to prepare for the worst,” Kallas said at a press conference to present the document, based on the support of kyiv, the collaboration in projects, the replacement of arsenals mainly of ammunition and missiles and the impulse to the community industrial base.

The text provides a framework for the Plan of the European Commission “Rearmar Europa”, which today presented legislative proposals to mobilize up to 800,000 million euros for military investments, through methods such as a new financial instrument with 150,000 million for loans backed by the Budget of the Union.

Russian expansionist trend

The White Book of Defense alerts of Russia’s expansionist trendwhich is “imperative” to help Ukraine, that the United States will reduce its “historical role as the main guarantor of security” to Europe or that “authoritarian states such as China try to impose their authority and control in our economy and society.”

The intelligence services of Germany and Denmark have announced that The Kremlin is preparing to test the NATO article 5 before 2030 “, The Defense Commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, very clearly pointed out during the presentation of the White Defense Paper.

According to the newspaper ‘El Mundo’, article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is that “the parties agree that an armed attack against one or against several of them, which occurred in Europe or in North America, will be considered as an attack directed against all of them.”

But in addition, the White Defense Paper adds that if Russia is allowed to achieve its objectives in Ukraine, its territorial ambition will extend beyond.

“Russia will continue to be a fundamental threat to the security of Europe in the predictable future, including its most aggressive nuclear position and the positioning of nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russia is exploiting a system of systemic instability, even through close cooperation with other authoritarian powers. Tensions and instability in the neighborhood of Europe are persistently feeding. “

Chijioke Obinna

I've been passionate about storytelling and journalism since my early days growing up in Lagos. With a background in political science and years of experience in investigative reporting, I aim to bring nuanced perspectives to pressing global issues. Outside of writing, I enjoy exploring Nigeria’s vibrant cultural scene and mentoring young aspiring journalists.