⚡️🇷🇺🇪🇺 — Why Putin May Test NATO Amid Strategic Setbacks in Syria and the Black Sea, — The Telegraph.

​➡️ A recent U.S. intelligence assessment warning that Russia could launch a direct attack on Europe has highlighted growing concerns over Vladimir Putin’s calculus. While military logic suggests Russia is overextended in Ukraine, analysts argue that Putin is increasingly fighting for political survival following strategic humiliations, including the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and the loss of Mediterranean access at Tartus, alongside the expulsion of his fleet from Sevastopol in the Black Sea.

​➡️ To offset these setbacks and secure a year-round ice-free harbor, Putin may calculate that probing NATO's eastern flank—such as the Baltic states—could test alliance resolve, particularly if he perceives hesitation from Washington. With British troops deployed in Estonia and broader hybrid warfare tactics already underway, the analysis stresses that credible conventional deterrence remains Europe's only safeguard against a wider conflict.

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