Russia could attack NATO before 2030, the head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, Bruno Kahl, has said. “The Russian armed forces should be ready to strike NATO by the end of this decade at the latest,” he said at a hearing of the Bundestag’s Parliamentary Control Committee (quoted by N-TV).
According to Kahl, the Kremlin views Germany as an adversary because Berlin is Kiev’s second-largest supporter. He also stressed that the likelihood of NATO invoking the mutual defense article in the coming years will remain high.
Vladimir Putin seeks not only to expand the Kremlin’s influence in Europe, but also to displace the U.S. military presence from the continent, as the United States’ defense spending far exceeds that of European Union countries, the German intelligence chief added: “We are in a direct confrontation with Russia.” Kahl also said that Putin’s goal is not only to take over Ukraine, but also “actually seeks to create a new world order.”
