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Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief: Russia Will Increase Pressure on NATO’s Eastern Flank

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ukrainian military intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said Russia is expected to increase coercive pressure on NATO’s eastern-flank states to test the alliance’s response and expose what he described as its lack of readiness for open confrontation.
  • He cited airspace violations, military provocations near NATO borders, sabotage targeting critical infrastructure, false-flag operations, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.
  • Ivashchenko said the alleged aim is to test NATO’s red lines on collective defense and reduce European military support for Ukraine.

Russia will increase pressure on NATO’s eastern-flank countries, according to Oleh Ivashchenko, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence. In an interview with Ukrinform, he said the Kremlin would seek to test the allies’ response and demonstrate what he described as their unpreparedness for open confrontation with Russia.

Ivashchenko said the pressure would also serve to strengthen Russia’s informational and psychological influence in Europe and reduce military support for Ukraine. He named Romania, Poland and the Baltic states as countries whose airspace has been monitored for violations involving Russian strike capabilities.

He also pointed to intensified military provocations near NATO borders, sabotage against critical infrastructure in European countries, false-flag operations, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. He cited the case of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that struck Poland on July 30.

In the future, we predict greater coercive pressure from the Kremlin on the countries of NATO’s eastern flank, in order to test the allies’ response, show their unpreparedness for open confrontation with Russia, and strengthen informational and psychological influence on European countries, with the aim of reducing military support for Ukraine.

· Oleh IvashchenkoUkraine’s military intelligence chief described what he expects Russia’s future pressure campaign against NATO’s eastern flank to seek.

According to Ivashchenko, the missile’s trajectory differed from the group of missiles launched toward Ukrainian territory from the start of its flight. He said this indicated a deliberate action and added that Ukraine’s military intelligence was not surprised because it had material showing aggressive intentions by Russia’s leadership toward Europe.

Ivashchenko said the broader objective was to test NATO’s “red lines” over the collective-defense response to an armed attack on one of its members. The report also cited Danish officials who said Russia was preparing sabotage against Denmark’s defense industry.

In this context, we can mention the incident involving the Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that struck Poland on July 30.

· Oleh IvashchenkoIvashchenko cited the missile incident as an example of the pressure and alleged provocations he described.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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