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Could Russia Attack NATO by 2030?

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Published Aug 28, 2026, 4:38 PM · 7w ago

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European defence planners and intelligence agencies have locked onto a specific deadline for when the security threat from Moscow reaches its peak. On NATO's eastern flank, war games and military assessments are increasingly focused on the year 2030 as the decisive window for European stability. Produced by Jack Feeney. #nato #russia #geopolitics #defence #europe Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to the Times Originals YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesoriginals Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetimes?lang=en Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/ 0:00 The 2030 threat deadline 0:51 Preparing for confrontation 2:11 Rearmament race 2:57 Russian military expansion 4:40 Shifting economic landscape 5:51 Gray zone tactics
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