EUCOM boss lays out his plan to defeat a Russian invasion, avoid wider war

NATO’s top commander publicly outlined his Theory of Victory during a security forum in Poland. U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s supreme allied commander Europe and head of U.S. European Command, delivers remarks a change of command ceremony, July 2, 2026, in Wiesbaden, Germany. Grynkewich unveiled a new NATO security strategy while at a forum in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (Bradley Latham/Stars and Stripes) NATO would seek to defeat invading Russian forces, sever their supply lines and cripple their command systems, but stop short of pursuing a wider war under a new strategy unveiled Monday by the alliance’s top commander. U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich publicly outlined his Theory of Victory during a security forum in Warsaw, Poland, where he said the alliance would counter an attack on its territory with overwhelming force while limiting the risk of a broader military conflict.

“Should the adversary choose to press the attack or commit his reserves, we will break the warfighting system engaged against us,” Grynkewich said. “This includes not just the attacking force itself, but anything and everything that supports, sustains or controls that force.” Grynkewich, NATO’s supreme allied commander Europe and head of U.S. European Command, presented the strategy amid heightened tensions with Russia. Moscow’s campaign of drone intrusions, suspected sabotage and arson has heightened