Lieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer, chair of the NATO Military Committee, told reporters on March 29 that there are currently no signs that Russia is planning an attack on a NATO member, warning instead that the alliance must be prepared for future escalation. “There is no indication that Russia is planning to attack one of the NATO countries. I don’t think there is a direct threat,” Bauer told reporters in Riga, Latvian outlet LETA reports. Despite there being no immediate threat to NATO, Bauer warned that “Russia’s ambitions extend beyond Ukraine. We know that, so the alliance as a whole needs to …