European intelligence warns Russia is escalating covert attacks on NATO members to disrupt Ukraine support through sabotage and hybrid warfare.
European intelligence officials warn that Russia is escalating covert attacks on NATO members supporting Ukraine, conducting a shadow war below the threshold that would trigger military response. The operations include sabotage and other hybrid tactics designed to disrupt aid flows to Kyiv.
- ▪Intelligence chiefs say Russia’s appetite for risk is growing as it targets European states with deliberate attacks meant to avoid triggering NATO’s collective defense clause
- ▪Sabotage and covert operations are believed traced to Russia but intentionally stop short of acts of war that would invoke Article 5
- ▪The campaign is described as a ‘shadow war’ aimed specifically at disrupting continued European support for Ukraine
- ▪Discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York will likely address the hybrid warfare threat alongside conflicts in Iran, Ukraine, and the Gulf
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Source: according to media reports
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