General Alexus Grynkewich will outline his concept at a Warsaw conference on October 12. NATO says it is tied to the alliance’s deterrence and defence plans.
U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, will present his “theory of victory” at a security conference in Warsaw on October 12. The concept concerns how the alliance could maintain its advantage and prevail if attacked.
The general’s spokesman, Colonel Martin O’Donnell, described its foundation as preserving NATO’s advantage in line with the alliance’s deterrence and defence plans. He said conditions should be created in advance to deter aggression and, if necessary, to win in the event of an attack.
O’Donnell described the concept as a framework for those tasks. NATO traditionally keeps the details of its defence plans secret.
The initiative comes as NATO seeks to persuade Moscow to end sabotage and interference that Western officials describe as a “hybrid” campaign against Ukraine’s supporters. The report presents this as the officials’ assessment.
German foreign intelligence chief Martin Jäger told lawmakers the same day that Russia’s “shadow war” against Germany was intensifying and the risk of armed conflict was rising. He said the confrontation had taken on a new and more dangerous dimension.
Jäger cited the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport as one example and described it as an attempted attack. His remarks came during the annual public parliamentary hearing of intelligence chiefs.