Russia is testing the . In recent weeks, the airspace violations of European countries by Russian drones and fighter planes.
The most important incident took place when almost twenty drones entered Polish airspace. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk described what happened before the Polish Parliament as an “aggression” that led to the situation “closest to an open conflict since the Second World War.”
Recently, in the early hours of last Thursday to Friday, it took place another drone raid, . As a consequence, the German authorities were forced to close Munich airport.
In that sense, from the think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) They warn that these types of Russian movements seek create the material and psychological conditions for a new war.
ISW military experts believe that Russian actions mean entry into the so-called “phase 0”that is, a series of preparations for the beginning of a new stage of escalation with NATO.
Specifically, the Institute for the Study of War points out that “this pattern of organized activities indicates that “Russia has entered the first phase of preparations: ‘Phase 0’.”
Regarding the intentions of the country chaired by Vladimir Putin, experts point out that could be considering “moving to a higher level of war than the current oneFor example, to a future war between NATO and Russia”.
Despite the previous statement, specialists emphasize that “the ISW does not provide an assessment of whether the Kremlin has already decided to wage such a war at a higher level, nor in what time frame does it plan to do so.
