Germany's top spy says Russia won't shy away from attacking NATO

The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service BND said on Monday that Russia would not shy away from a military attack against a NATO member state.

Addressing a parliamentary hearing of leading intelligence officers, BND head Martin Jaeger said Russia's aim was to intimidate Europe to the point of paralysis and surrender.

He said nobody should rely on some estimates that Russia will be ready to attack NATO by 2029, because such a move could occur at an earlier date.