NPR’s Elissa Nadworny interviewed Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about concerns that Russia may be seeking to test the military alliance through attacks that fall below the threshold of declared war.
The discussion focused on what the feed excerpt describes as Russia’s “hybrid attacks.” The term can refer broadly to actions intended to pressure or destabilize an opponent without immediately triggering a conventional military response, but the supplied material does not identify which operations were discussed or where they occurred.
According to NPR’s description, the central concern is that such activity could lead to a direct military confrontation between Russia and NATO. Volker, who previously served as the U.S. envoy to the alliance, addressed those worries in his conversation with Nadworny.
The excerpt does not say that a direct attack has occurred, nor does it establish that Russia has decided to launch one. It presents the issue as a matter of concern and assessment surrounding the possible consequences of hybrid operations.
No further details about the interview, the alleged attacks, NATO’s response or the timing of the concerns are included in the supplied source material.