Russia's Calculated Gamble: Testing NATO's Resolve Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering a limited attack on a NATO member as a way to test the alliance's resolve, according to US intelligence assessments.
This tactic has been a staple of Putin's playbook for years, but what's interesting this time around is that US and NATO officials seem more concerned about the timing than the possibility itself.
The warning from CNN suggests that Moscow could try to exploit divisions within the alliance by launching a limited attack below the threshold that would trigger Article 5 collective defense.