A US war game simulated a Russian attack on Europe in 2028, The Washington Post columnist David Ignatius has noted.

The game, organized by the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University and The Rockefeller Foundation, was played by a group of current members of US Congress and former US military, diplomatic and intelligence officials.

The participants were presented with a situation in which the war in Ukraine continues, and Moscow is preparing to divide Europe and attack Moldova. Moreover, a drone hits a fuel depot in Romania, killing civilians.

The participants in this game were asked how the US should respond in such a situation. Congress members concluded that the American public will not support a tough response to Moscow.

At the same time, without US leadership, European countries would be divided in the event of an attack by Russia, and the obligations of the North Atlantic Treaty on collective defense under Article 5 could be called into question, Ignatius noted.