Bloomberg writes about this.
“I cannot predict if or when there will be an attack on NATO territory. But this could happen within five to eight years,” said the head of the defense department.
Earlier, France called on the EU to increase defense spending due to the “Russian threat.”
Also, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that there are no plans in Russia to attack the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the West’s statements that the Baltic states, Sweden and Finland could be “next” after the special operation in Ukraine absurd.