Koudelka: Rather than a massive Russian attack, the greater threat is an attack on a NATO state

According to the head of the Security Information Service Michal Koudelka, Europe is not facing the threat of a massive Russian attack like the one against Ukraine. He considers it more likely that one member state of the NATO, probably in the Baltic region, could be attacked in order to test the alliance’s response.

“It is necessary to unequivocally declare unity and determination to defend ourselves, which is the only way to deter the Russian aggressor from this very dangerous adventure,” Koudelka said today at a security conference in the Chamber of Deputies, adding that Western countries should neither place too much trust in Russian promises nor give in excessively to Russian threats. “We should assess everything with courage and a cool head,” the head of the counterintelligence service said.