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North Korea is not the only war concern on the table.

The report said the current situation could “lead to a further deterioration of the security situation in Europe”, said the report, which will be formally released on Thursday before next week’s Munich Security Conference.

The report warned: “In this dire state of affairs, miscalculations and misunderstandings could well lead to an inadvertent military clash.”

From Daily News:

Russia and Europe moving closer to WAR warns shock new report – DAILY NEWS

Russia and Europe moving closer to WAR warns shock new report

RUSSIA and Europe are moving closer to all-out war, a shocking new report has warned.

The report said the erosion of arms control agreements, deployment of additional weapons and tensions over military exercises have increased the risk of an inadvertent armed clash.

The annual Munich Security Report, this year entitled ‘To The Brink – And Back?’ also cited growing pressure on nuclear disarmament treaties and ongoing security concerns in eastern and central Europe as cause for concern. 

The report said the current situation could “lead to a further deterioration of the security situation in Europe”, said the report, which will be formally released on Thursday before next week’s Munich Security Conference.

The report warned: “In this dire state of affairs, miscalculations and misunderstandings could well lead to an inadvertent military clash.”

The conflict in Ukraine also posed a huge stumbling block to de-escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, the report said, noting that a US decision to provide lethal arms to Ukraine would probably cement the current stalemate.

It said countries in eastern Europe were struggling in “an environment of contested security,” caught between the European Union and NATO on one side and Russia on the other, at a time when the EU’s Eastern Partnership policy had “lost its steam” and there was little chance of NATO taking in more members in the near future.

Some EU member states were increasingly sceptical about further EU integration, with Hungary and Poland in direct confrontation with Brussels. 

Germany – usually a force for EU integration – had been largely absent from the debate for domestic reasons.

The news was not all bad, however. The report said economic growth and improved public opinion offered “more than a glimmer of hope” for the EU on the economic front.

In addition, military cooperation on NATO’s eastern flank had progressed, and the alliance was now overhauling its military command structure.

It also lauded a decision by 25 EU member states to launch the Permanent Structure Cooperation to advance defence cooperation, as well as a decision by Germany and France to jointly develop a new generation of fighter jets.

The report said: “The coming year will show whether attempts to compromise and ambitious reform proposals will translate into concrete actions and decisions to mend the cracks in the EU.”

About 500 senior government and military leaders from Europe, Africa, the United States, Russia and the Gulf will debate security challenges at the annual event in Munich from February 16-18.

SOURCE Express

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