If the West thought that the conflict would remain safely contained in Ukraine, they had better think again. There has long been signs that Putin’s ambitions cover more than just Ukraine.
Sweden & Finland
Norway
Undersea fiber-optic cables to Svalbard Island were cut in two places.
The Black Sea & Moldova
Rostov, Russia
War is even spreading to within Russia itself, with Ukraine attacking a military airfield in Rostov Oblast (adjacent to the Donbas). Attacks on staging posts in Belarus are also likely.
NATO Article 5
Francois Heisbourg at the the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) warns that Putin may test NATO directly.
