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NATO warning Russia and Turkish "saboteurs" detained in Germany – daily digest
**NATO commander warns Russia**
Amid rising tensions between Europe and Russia, the NATO command set out how the alliance would respond if attacked.
General Alexus Grynkewich of the U.S. Air Force, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, stressed at the Warsaw Security Forum on October 12 that NATO is a defense alliance. At the same time, he spoke of a three-pronged approach aimed at making any attack "completely futile": blocking enemy forces, weakening their strike, and breaking them.
The general did not mention Russia by name, but his statement was understood to be largely directed at Moscow.
"If someone is stupid enough to attack us, we will fight. In short, we will make sure that any attack on any of our allies turns out to be completely futile," Grynkewich said.
According to him, NATO's response will not be limited to just that.
"If the adversary continues the attack or commits their reserves, we will break the warfighting system brought against us. This includes not just the attacking force itself, but anything that supports, enables, and commands it," the general said.
The statement comes at a time when European allies are concerned about the U.S. commitment to NATO's mutual defense obligation.
In recent years, European governments have accused Moscow of intensifying sabotage, airspace violations with drones, and cyberattacks. Russia denies any involvement in these allegations.