Russian threat to NATO: Norwegian general warns of imminent danger
Will Russia attack NATO countries in just three years? General Eirik Kristoffersen, the chief commander of the Norwegian army, indicated when Moscow might strike one of the Alliance countries. "At one point someone said it’ll take 10 years but I think we’re back to less than 10 years because of the industrial base that is now running in Russia," he said in an interview with "Bloomberg."
The Russian war machine currently has all its efforts focused on the territory of Ukraine, which, however, does not change the fact that Moscow may also attack another country in the future. Potential targets include Moldova, Finland, the Baltic countries, and Poland.
The chief commander of the Norwegian army, Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen indicated when such a strike might occur.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the commander reiterated what he had previously stated in Norwegian media. In his opinion, Russia can rebuild its military potential within three years and then strike one of the NATO countries. For now, it is losing people and equipment on the front in Ukraine.
Russia's war with NATO? Norwegian general: "We have two years"
"At one point someone said it’ll take 10 years but I think we’re back to less than 10 years because of the industrial base that is now running in Russia," said Gen. Kristoffersen, pointing to the Russian economy switching to war modes.
He added that Moscow will still need time, but a potential conflict between Russia and NATO may break out sooner than many analysts think. The Norwegian general pointed out how much time we have to prepare for a possible conflict.
"It will take some time, which gives us a window now for the next two to three years to rebuild our forces, to rebuild our stocks at the same times as we are supporting Ukraine," Kristoffersen stated.
Similar voices were also heard in Poland. Jacek Siewiera, head of the National Security Bureau, says that to avoid war, we have "three years to prepare for confrontation." Many experts try to infer whether Putin will attack NATO countries and, if so, when.
The most pessimistic forecasts speak of two to three years. Others postpone such a perspective for several or even a dozen years. However, as long as the conflict in Ukraine continues, a Russian strike on another country seems very unlikely. Russians on two fronts are unlikely to handle it with their current army.
