The Dutch Defense Ministry has warned that Russia could carry out a limited military operation against a NATO member state within a year after the end of the war in Ukraine, according to its latest annual defense strategy document. The assessment places Europe in what officials describe as a “gray zone” between war and peace and calls for accelerated defense modernization, particularly in unmanned systems such as drones.

Russia could launch a "limited" military campaign against a NATO country just one year after the war in Ukraine ends, the Dutch defence ministry warned on Monday. "In the…

The warning comes as NATO members prepare for a summit in the Turkish capital Ankara on July 7-8 during which the threat from Moscow will be high on the agenda.