German intelligence assessed that Jastrzębie in the regime of President Vladimir Putin – seeing what they consider to be the poor collective reaction of the alliance to the “special military operation” in Ukraine – are increasingly determined to check NATO's readiness [do obrony członków sojuszu]expanding your actions outside Ukraine.
“We are quite sure and we have intelligence information indicating that Ukraine is only a step on the road [Rosji] west, “said Kahl.
“This does not mean that we expect that tank armies will move west, but we see that the collective promise of NATO's defense will be tried.”
Kahl did not want to reveal the sources that led him to such an assessment of the situation, but indicated that Among the high -ranking Russian officials, talks are ongoing about when there will be the right time to check the determination of the West, especially the United States, in responding to Moscow's aggression. Kahl said that these activities would probably not be full of military intervention.
“Just send small green people to Estonia”
“They don't have to send tank army,” he said. “It is enough to send small green people to Estonia to protect the allegedly oppressed Russian minorities,” he explained.
The term “small green people” was cooked in relation to Russian soldiers who were masked, armed with standard weapons and equipment, and dressed in unmarked uniforms during the initial phase of Russia's first invasion of Ukraine, which included the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
The use of the armed forces in this way gave the Kremlin the possibility of a “credible denial” that aggression is allowed in another country at the end of February 2014. However, this fiction did not last long. After the claims that the troops are “local self -defense units”, at the end of March, Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian armed forces and praised them for their actions during surgery in Crimea, and after the “return of Crimea [do Rosji]”He handed them the victory medals.
Germany and other countries believe that the “success” of Russia's strategy from ten years ago can be a model for future asymmetrical attacks by Moscow to the West.
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Head of German intelligence: Americans understand the Russian threat
Under the new Chancellor Friedrich Merz Germany – which have already become the second largest supplier of military and financial assistance for Ukraine in her war with Russia – they stated that they would continue their support and committed to help Kiev in developing new armaments systems, including long -range missiles.
Merz also rejected the statement of the President of the United States Donald Trump, who during the meeting in Washington last week stated that Ukraine and Russia are borne jointly responsible for the war, indicating that Ukraine is attacking military facilities, while Russia is still bombarding civil areas in Ukrainian cities.
Kahl said that his contacts with American intelligence and security agencies convinced him that they understand Russian threats and take them seriously.
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