Danish Intelligence Warns of Rising Russian Hybrid Threats While Calling Direct NATO Invasion 'Highly Unlikely'
- On Thursday, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service warned Russia will intensify hybrid warfare against NATO, citing a "low but growing risk" of limited military attacks in the coming months.
- Recent hostile activity across Europe prompted the assessment, including a Russian frigate firing flares at a Danish helicopter last week and a foiled explosives-laden drone plot at Leipzig-Halle Airport.
- Intelligence chief Thomas Ahrenkiel outlined potential tactics including infrastructure strikes and sabotage, stating "the aim is not to take over the country, but to divide NATO." Russia seeks to divert resources from Ukraine.
- Moscow rejected the assessment, blaming the West for security degradation, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged allies to "stay calm, carry on, and keep supporting Ukraine."
- Putin views the next several years as a "window of opportunity" before European military capabilities strengthen, though DDIS deems a full-scale invasion "highly unlikely" given the six months of preparation required.
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The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) estimates that Russia will intensify its hybrid war in the coming months with “more frequent attacks” against the West and NATO, “with greater consequences for the affected countries than before.” The Minister of Defence, the Social Democrat Jeppe Bruus, considers that “the situation is serious and we take it seriously.” According to a new FE assessment presented at a press conference in Copenhagen, t…
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Russia's hybrid warfare against Western countries is likely to intensify in the coming months, Danish military intelligence warned on Thursday, saying a direct attack on a NATO member was unlikely but not ruled out.
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