Russia escalates hybrid attacks on NATO and EU with sabotage, drones and disinformation
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Russia escalates hybrid attacks on NATO and EU with sabotage, drones and disinformation
NATO leaders warn Russia may launch hybrid attacks on member states within months
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Russia is escalating hybrid threats against NATO and EU member states as the war in Ukraine drags on, with European leaders warning of a coordinated campaign of sabotage, drone incursions, and infrastructure attacks designed to test Western resolve.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs told RFE/RL on Sept. 21 that such provocations are already underway, citing arson, assassination plots, and electronic interference as part of a "coordinated series of kinetic campaigns" attributed to Moscow. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna similarly warned of growing hybrid attacks across Europe, though he noted intelligence showed no serious Russian military movements near Baltic borders .
Polish officials reported recent incidents, including a Russian helicopter violating Polish airspace and an explosive-laden drone found on a Baltic coast beach, as part of a pattern to probe NATO responses. Former Polish intelligence chief Andrzej Derlatka said Russia seeks to "sow panic" through hybrid warfare, targeting critical infrastructure like power grids and internet hubs .
French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have both warned of potential Russian air attacks on NATO territory, with Tusk telling parliament on Sept. 17 that Moscow may deploy new high-speed, high-altitude drones. Analysts point to the so-called "Narva scenario," a hypothetical hybrid assault on Estonia’s Russian-majority border city, as a possible test of NATO’s Article 5 commitments .
NATO and EU capitals are now drafting contingency plans, while intelligence agencies track heightened Russian disinformation and sabotage operations across the bloc .
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