The head of the Norwegian Armed Forces is warning fellow NATO countries that they only have “two, maybe three” years to brace for a Russian attack — just days after it was revealed that Germany is preparing for the likelihood as well.
Norwegian Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen claimed Moscow is quickly building up its military stockpile at a rate far quicker than previously predicted, all while Western nations have depleted their own weapons by supplying them to Ukraine, according to local outlet Daglabet.
“There is a window now that will perhaps last for one, two, maybe three years, where we have to invest even more in a secure defense,” Kristoffersen told NTB, Norway’s press agency, Sunday.
“We don’t know what will happen to Russia in three years. It is important for us to face an uncertain and unpredictable world with a strong national defense,” he said — while urging Norwegians to begin stockpiling food.
Kristoffersen noted that NATO needed to stay ahead of Moscow, which he said has switched to “a war economy” that is being quickly bolstered by allies in Iran and North Korea.
The military chief also told Norwegians that they must all be ready for the possibility of war on the horizon, as their nation shares a border with Russia.
“What the Norwegian population should think about is their own preparedness,” he said, referring to citizens stocking up on essentials. “We recommend everyone to have three days to manage themselves, and we also recommend increasing it if you are very vulnerable.”
Kristoffersen’s words echo those of his Swedish counterpart, Commander-in-Chief Mikael Bydén, and the head of NATO’s military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, who emphasized that eastern European nations should be ready for war during a summit meeting last Thursday.
The meeting came just three days after it was revealed that the German army was preparing for the possibility of a Russian attack on NATO countries, an assault that could trigger World War III, according to leaked documents published in the German newspaper Bild.
The German army is allegedly gearing up for a Kremlin strike that would see an additional 200,000 Russian soldiers deployed against Ukraine this coming February, emboldened by Western financial support for Kyiv drying up.
By July, the Russian forces would launch a series of attacks in the Baltics, with an all-out war with NATO breaking out by 2025, according to the documents obtained from the German Ministry of Defense.
The German intelligence also warns that the Kremlin will launch a propaganda campaign about conflicts along the new Russian border to justify its attacks along eastern Europe.
