Finnish president dismisses Russian NATO attack predictions amid rising hybrid threats

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has dismissed predictions that Russia could launch a direct attack against NATO by 2029, stating there is "neither evidence nor facts" to support such claims. Speaking to German media, Stubb doubted Moscow would target the world's strongest military alliance, though he stressed that member states must remain prepared for all contingencies.

Despite low expectations of conventional war, security experts highlight intensifying non-conventional threats across Europe. Intelligence reports indicate Russian forces are mapping NATO response systems in the Baltic Sea region, raising the likelihood of military provocations this autumn. Furthermore, reports reveal Moscow is employing European criminal gangs to conduct covert sabotage against Western defense plants, aiming to disrupt military aid to Ukraine without triggering NATO's Article 5 collective defense clause.

Sources: Defence24, Money, Portal obronny, Rzeczpospolita, TVP info