Russia could attack a NATO country within months, Danish intelligence warns

Brigadier General Christoph Huber attends a public ceremony to mark the expansion of Germany's Lithuania military commitment on February 4, 2026 in Kaunas, Lithuania.Paulius Peleckis | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDanish intelligence officials have warned that Russia could launch a "limited" military attack against a NATO member in the coming months, saying the Kremlin appears more willing to take risks after more than four-and-a-half years of war against Ukraine.The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) on Thursday identified a "low but growing risk" that Russia could carry out isolated strikes with long-range weapons on infrastructure that is critical to the support of Ukraine."A limited military attack would be a desperate move on Russia's part and, like the intensified hybrid attacks, could potentially take place in the coming months," it wrote in a report."The purpose would be to redirect European resources away from supporting Ukraine and to sow division within NATO, should the alliance fail to agree on a collective response."The DDIS added that it saw no indications that Russia would launch an outright invasion of a NATO country, although it said it could not rule th...