BIG | 🇷🇺🇪🇺‼️‼️ Russian opposition politician and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov is warning that the period between the U.S. midterm elections in November and the new Congress taking office in January could create a dangerous window in which Vladimir Putin may seek to test NATO’s Article 5. Kasparov argues that a Russian provocation involving a limited crossing of NATO’s land border is becoming increasingly plausible, while describing sabotage and cyberattacks as part of a broader confrontation with Europe as a political entity. He says Moscow’s ultimate targets are NATO and the European Union, and argues that Western deterrence will remain insufficient unless Russia believes hostile actions will produce consequences severe enough to outweigh any potential gain. Kasparov’s warning presents the coming months as a potential test of whether NATO can maintain credible deterrence during a period of political transition in Washington. His central argument is that Europe cannot completely shield itself from every act of sabotage or cyberattack, so preventing escalation ultimately depends on convincing Moscow that crossing the line against NATO would bring a response the Kremlin considers unacceptable. See the latest updates with us: @visionergeo