Støre Warns Against Exaggerating Russian Threat in Ottawa Visit

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre warned against mass hysteria regarding threats from Russia, saying fear could be blown out of proportion and not match reality, during a visit to Ottawa on Sunday. His comments follow a week of stark warnings from Western intelligence and leaders, including Germany's Friedrich Merz and Poland's Donald Tusk, about potential Russian attacks on NATO territory. A U.S. think tank report and CIA intelligence cited by Tusk allege Russia plans operations to test NATO's Article 5. Recent incidents include a Russian frigate firing flares at a Danish helicopter and the discovery of Russian submarines training with a secret weapon designed to destroy undersea cables near Svalbard. Czech and Latvian officials also warned of possible Russian incursions within months.