German media outlets Süddeutsche Zeitung, WDR, and NDR also cite the report, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears intent on testing NATO’s Article 5 guarantees. The alliance’s mutual defence clause obliges member states to come to one another’s aid if attacked. The assessment suggests Putin may seek to challenge how seriously that commitment would be honoured.
I was US Army Signal Corp about 20 years ago. We worked closely with MI, and those guys gave me the info.
where are we? the war thunder forums?
Nothing spills military secrets like having to be right on the internet!