A decision to act would depend on the Western allies’ posture, he warned. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, head of Germany's joint operations command, said that Russia retains enough combat strength to carry out a 'small, quick, regionally limited' attack

Russia currently has the capacity to carry out a limited strike on NATO territory at any time, although whether it will do so depends largely on the stance of Western allies, German Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank has warned in an interview with Reuters. Sollfrank, who leads Germany’s Joint Operations Command and is responsible for the country’s defense planning, explained that such an assault would likely be small, quick, and confined to a specific region near Russia’s borders.

“Deterrence only works if it’s credible,” top officer warns.