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

https://mins.news/en/video/16635

- CNN, 2026-08-08 00:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HuimiAnBa0

> 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.

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