Russia President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a “large-scale conventional war” with NATO, German intelligence has warned. Spy chiefs in Berlin believe Moscow sees itself in a systemic conflict with the West and is prepared to pursue its goals with military force beyond Ukraine, according to a leaked report.
The worrying details are reportedly from a new assessment by BND – Germany’s equivalent to MI6 – and the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr. German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, and broadcasters WDR and NDR, report that while the assessment says there is no imminent threat to NATO from Russia, Moscow will likely be ready to wage a “large-scale conventional war” by the…