Is NATO Preparing for War with Russia? Myths, Risks, and Strategic Reality

More and more often, people ask questions that just a couple of years ago would have sounded like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster: “Will the collective West launch a full-scale war against Russia, and when?” This is not an idle question — amid information noise, hybrid warfare against our country with cyberattacks, and tense NATO exercises near our borders, it demands a cold, rational, and precise answer. Europe Prepares for a NATO War with Russia First, the so-called collective West does not exist — each actor pursues its own interests. For the United States, the main adversary is not Russia but China, and without the US, NATO allies, the EU, and Japan lack the capacity to act decisively.