Finland’s Stubb tells European leaders to calm down

Helsinki’s intelligence sees no evidence that Moscow is preparing to attack NATO, the president has said Finnish President Alexander Stubb has pushed back against warnings from fellow European leaders that Russia could attack NATO in the near future, saying Helsinki’s intelligence sees no evidence of an imminent military threat.Moscow has repeatedly dismissed claims that it intends to attack NATO. Russian officials have argued that Western governments are exaggerating the prospect of a confrontation with Moscow to justify increased military spending and continued support for Ukraine.Stubb made the comments in an interview with Politico on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday, after several European officials suggested that Moscow could target members of the US-led military bloc within months.“We don’t see the evidence of that,” Stubb said. “In our intelligence we see that there is activity but no imminent military threat right now.” “It is not in the interest of Russia nor in the capacity of Russia to go full-scale,” he added.Stubb’s assessment contrasts with increasingly urgent warnings from several other European officials.Last week, Polish Prime Ministe...