WorldUS intel warns Putin may be planning an attack on NATO: What we know

Recent US intelligence assessments suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin could seek to test NATO’s resolve within the next few years by launching a limited attack on an allied country, according to three people familiar with the reports. The assessments describe several possible paths for Russian escalation. These include a cyberattack or a small-scale incursion. The apparent aim would be to challenge NATO’s unity and its commitment to Article 5, which treats an attack on one member as an attack on all.