U.S. Intelligence Warns of Potential Russian Provocations Against NATO

Top U.S. officials assess that Moscow may authorize limited, aggressive incursions to test the unity and resolve of the NATO alliance.

WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies have issued a sobering assessment regarding the short-term stability of European security, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be preparing to authorize provocative actions designed specifically to test the strength and unity of the NATO alliance. Reports from major outlets, including CBS News, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal, suggest that the Kremlin is weighing a strategy of 'limited incursions' or aggressive hybrid maneuvers. The objective, according to intelligence officials, is to gauge how individual member states and the bloc as…