Well if what has happened over the years and accelerated since Trump was elected does not raise red flags in curious and inquisitive minds then nothing will...
My take is that at least part of what is going on is to overblow risks (especially the risk of a Russian "invasion") to make the public accept a future proposal to create an EU army, which in turn means a further critical transfer of power to the EU. Let's see how the next 12 months play out.