BREAKING Putin might assault NATO ‘as early as tomorrow’ as Russia re-arms, says basic

Putin could launch an attack on NATO “as early as tomorrow”, claims a top general.

Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, head of the NATO ally’s joint operations command, warned Russia can launch a limited attack on NATO “as early as tomorrow” if it wanted to. He added a much larger assault could come in 2029 as Moscow heavily re-arms during its ongoing war in Ukraine.

Tensions between Russia and NATO have been ongoing and the fears this could spark a war between the two nuclear sides is growing intensely. Under NATO’s Article 5, an attack on one NATO nation is considered an attack on all and therefore a Russian assault would draw all the alliance – including the UK and America – into a war.

Russia has said it’s not seeking to attack NATO but Western nations have accused Putin of launching a hybrid war against them with airspace incursions, sabotage, cyber attacks and more, reports Newsweek.

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