US intelligence suggests President Putin may authorize provocative actions on NATO territory. These actions could include hybrid operations and cyberattacks, testing NATO's cohesion. President Putin has accused Western nations of double standards and ineffective sanctions against Russia. NATO Chief Mark Rutte highlighted the immediate multi-theatre threat Russia poses to allies.

U.S. intelligence reports raised new alarms that Russian President Vladimir Putin could provoke a NATO nation with a limited attack as early as this fall, the Wall Street Journal…

Lithuania also fears Putin may be planning a ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics