NATO leaders warn of Russian attack plans as Norway urges calm

Western intelligence and leaders warn that Russia is planning attacks on NATO countries, with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre cautioning against mass hysteria while acknowledging the threat. Over the past week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and French President Emmanuel Macron have issued stark warnings about Russian escalation, citing CIA intelligence and reports of hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure. The Institute for the Study of War calls this a turning point, noting recent incidents like a Russian frigate firing flares at a Danish helicopter and secret submarine exercises near Svalbard designed to destroy undersea cables.