At a book event on Winston Churchill, German Defense Minister Pistorius draws parallels between Russian President Putin's war in Ukraine and Adolf Hitler's annexation of Czechoslovak territory, urging Europe to prepare for the possibility of a major Russian attack.
Although not an imminent threat, the ISW assesses that Russian President Vladimir Putin's emphasis on growing Russia's economic and military capabilities is an indication that Russia is gearing up for conflict beyond "a protracted war in Ukraine."