August 11, 2025

France’s top general says Russia could attack in five years

France’s top general says Russia could attack in five years

RUSSIA IS REARMING fast enough to be a “real threat” to Europe within five years, says General Thierry Burkhard. That is towards the low end of the estimates among his military and intelligence peers. By 2030, he tells The Economist, “Russia will possess the means once again to pose a military threat to Western countries, and European countries in particular.”

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