The prospect of a significant battle between NATO and Russia seem extra possible within the wake of a report citing a secret doc by the Bundeswehr - Germany's armed forces.

The report claims the German military is making ready for a possible hybrid assault to be carried out by Russia on the japanese flank of NATO.

Referring to a secret Bundeswehr doc, a supply advised German every day Bild that an escalation between Moscow and the Western alliance may begin as early as subsequent month.

The confidential doc particulars how the warfare might erupt, with occasions and incidents occurring month after month.

After a predicted "Russian mobilisation" in February, Moscow would order a spring offensive in Ukraine, to be adopted by an assault towards the Baltic nations in July, in response to the report.

The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad may play a large function within the escalation of tensions, with Vladimir Putin probably transferring there Russia's troops and missiles by October 2024.

The Suwałki Gap - the small space separating Belarus from Kaliningrad that lies alongside the border between Poland and Lithuania - may see border conflicts and "unrest with numerous casualties" in December, solely weeks after the US presidential election.

As a part of the hybrid warfare, the report contains cyberattacks and different technique of warfare as a risk.

Attending the Society and Defence convention in early January, Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin shocked Sweden by saying there "could be war" within the nation.

Referring to emergency planners and authorities who ought to put together for worst-case situations, he mentioned: "If there is one thing that keeps me awake at night, it is the feeling that things are moving too slowly."

Similarly, Swedish army commander-in-chief General Micael Byden mentioned in an interview he would not wish to fear individuals however needs them to "think about their own situation and their own responsibilities".