Polish intelligence chief says Russia may use "little green men" in Baltic states

Paweł Szota, the head of Poland's Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW), has suggested that Russia could use "little green men" (soldiers in unmarked green fatigues) to stage provocations in the Baltic states in order to test NATO's reaction.

Source: Szota in an interview with the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Szota believes that the most immediate military threat to Poland is from Russia. In his view, Moscow sees Poland and NATO's eastern flank countries as an obstacle to achieving its imperial ambitions.

He said that Polish intelligence is currently considering scenarios of Russian provocations against the Baltic states, including actions involving "little green men".

The intelligence chief noted that Moscow is continuing to escalate tensions in order to test NATO's response to its actions.

Quote: "Russia is systematically moving 'red lines', testing NATO's response. The cost of such provocations for Moscow is low, and the Alliance responds mainly at the political level, which encourages further escalation."

Szota stressed that the war against Ukraine has been a major humiliation for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, meaning that "we are dealing with unpredictability on the part of Russia".

Background:

• Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski recently said that Russia could stage a "false flag operation" to justify an attack on a NATO member state.
• Latvian intelligence has also warned that Russia is preparing possible provocations against the Baltic states or Poland, including drone attacks and other hybrid actions, in an effort to force NATO countries to stop supporting Ukraine.
• However, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has dismissed concerns that Russia intends to test NATO's Article 5 or launch an attack on any Alliance member in the near future.

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