The latest moves of the United States may accelerate the implementation of Russia's plans, assessed the head of German intelligence BND. Bruno Kahl said that Russian media quote the country's top officials' statements about possible attacks on other countries.
According to the head of BND, there are no specific plans for now, but the withdrawal of support for Ukraine by the USA means that European countries must be ready for Moscow to test Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. It states that the other members of the Alliance will come to its aid if attacked.
Bruno Kahl says that as a result of the change in Washington's policy, Russia may end the war in Ukraine faster and more beneficially for itself. And the more the USA withdraws from activity in the region, the faster, perhaps even by the end of the decade, the test of NATO unity may occur.
Russia's goal - according to the head of German intelligence - is to achieve a situation as close as possible to the balance of power from before 1989, when the Baltic and Balkan countries, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary belonged to the Russian zone of influence.
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Source: PAP, IAR