Putin can’t break down NATO’s door. He’s trying the window
A road sign stands near the site where a suspected Russian cruise missile fell after violating Polish airspace, in Tarnawa Kolonia, near Lublin, Poland, on July 30. | Agencja Wyborcza.pl / via Reuters
Aug 16, 2026
Recent reporting says Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering testing the resolve and combat responses of NATO over the next couple of years.
Despite being outgunned in defense spending and seemingly having its hands full in Ukraine, the Russian Federation already appears to be probing the alliance.
On July 30, a Russian cruise missile landed more than 50 miles inside the Polish border, detonating in a field. Around the same time, an explosives-carrying drone ended up on a runway at the airport in Leipzig, Germany (Russia denies any connection to the weapon).
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