{"id":83950,"date":"2026-06-26T08:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=83950"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:56:31","slug":"putin-is-planning-military-provocation-of-nato-states-as-he-comes-under-pressure-from-ukraine-attacks-european-spies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/putin-is-planning-military-provocation-of-nato-states-as-he-comes-under-pressure-from-ukraine-attacks-european-spies-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Is Planning &#8216;Military Provocation&#8217; Of NATO States As He Comes Under Pressure From Ukraine Attacks, European Spies Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <em>Daily Mail (caution:tabloid):<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-0c52acf0-713b-11f1-8c35-ef3a6949912e\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/russia-ukraine-conflict\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Russia<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is preparing a\u00a0&#8216;military provocation&#8217; of\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-0c4d2eb0-713b-11f1-8c35-ef3a6949912e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/nato\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">NATO<\/a><\/span>\u00a0states as\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-083e0050-7141-11f1-8c35-ef3a6949912e\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/vladimir_putin\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Putin<\/a><\/span>&#8216;s defence against Ukraine continues to weaken,\u00a0European spies have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ukrainian drone attacks have increasingly targeted the infrastructure underpinning Russia&#8217;s war effort, with Putin even forced to massively scale back his Red Square military parade this year for fear of it being attacked by\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-975930d0-713b-11f1-8c35-ef3a6949912e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/kiev\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Kyiv<\/a><\/span>&#8216;s drones.\u00a0As Putin comes under pressure, he last week threatened &#8216;nuclear strikes with catastrophic consequences&#8217; if the West\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-11233965\/Ukraine-war-Putin-announces-partial-military-mobilisation-Russia.html\" target=\"_self\">refuses to accept his demands over Ukraine<\/a><\/span>. Latvian intelligence told the<a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/26\/russia-provocation-baltic-states-poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Guardian<\/a>: &#8216;We see indications that Russia is preparing military provocations against the Baltic countries or\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-0c4fedd0-713b-11f1-8c35-ef3a6949912e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/poland\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Poland<\/a><\/span>.&#8217; However, it would not be a full scale attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Daily Mail (caution:tabloid): Russia\u00a0is preparing a\u00a0&#8216;military provocation&#8217; of\u00a0NATO\u00a0states as\u00a0Putin&#8216;s defence against Ukraine continues to weaken,\u00a0European spies have said. 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