"In a shorter time": Putin is preparing for war against NATO - isw
According to analysts, the financial, economic and military indicators of the enemy indicate that the Kremlin is really carrying the idea of war against the West. This can happen "in a shorter time than some analysts have suggested. " On March 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin told what he plans to do the next 6 years of his fifth term in this position. The list includes economic development and a number of social programs.
ISW claims that it wants to create all the conditions for the financial situation of the Russian Federation to stabilize and use it in the future, as the percentage of military expenditures from the budget has increased. Polish President Andrzej Duda also said that Vladimir Putin was transferring the country to a military economy so that he had the opportunity to attack NATO territory in 2026 or 2027. The same opinion is held by the Danish Defense Minister Trols Lund Pulzin.
According to the intelligence data he has succeeded, Moscow is attacked by the Alliance for 3-5 years. These are more short -term terms than NATO's rated. "The terms of reproduction of the Russian military threat depend to a large extent on financial resources that Putin is ready to direct to military efforts . . . Putin's attempts to create conditions for stabilization of the Russian economy and finance are most likely part Not only before the protracted war in Ukraine, ”analysts summed up.
We will remind, on March 16 it was reported that Russia is preparing to attack NATO since 2026, as stated by German special services. Journalists have been accessed to the Government Intelligence Report, which believes that the Russian Federation can go for confrontation with the Baltic States or Finland. On March 18, it was reported that Vladimir Putin did not exclude a military conflict with NATO.