OPINION - Nato analysts fear Vladimir Putin has a 10-year-war plan aimed at dominating Europe

Senior Nato analysts have advised the Supreme Commander of the alliance, General Christopher Cavoli, that Vladimir Putin is already carrying out a 10-year offensive to expand Russia’s power across Europe. “We may already be in year two of the plan, starting with the invasion of Ukraine two years ago,” a senior officer close to the group explained.

This chimes with warnings from Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and the head of the UK Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, that British forces in a matter of years. Nato