NATO expands intelligence sharing as Europe weighs Russia risks

The operational response

NATO is increasing intelligence sharing after sabotage and other incidents apparently linked to Russia, its top commander Alexus Grynkewich told Reuters on 24 September. He argued that the alliance has the means to manage the threat. Moscow denies involvement in sabotage in NATO countries or plans for a confrontation.

Risk is not a forecast

The interview followed a Danish intelligence assessment describing a low but growing risk of a limited attack. Grynkewich called such an attack unlikely, while declining to rule it out. These assessments describe uncertainty; they do not establish that a wider war has begun. Tracking coordination and attribution is more useful than treating every reported incident as proof of an imminent conventional offensive.