EU Considers NATO-Style Joint Response to Hybrid Attacks
Andrius Kubilius, the EU’s defense commissioner, said Europe needs to be able to respond to hybrid threats from Russia.
TL;DR
- European leaders to consider new collective responses to Russian hybrid warfare.
- A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council on Sept. 28 will discuss a new emergency security protocol.
- Any EU member could trigger the protocol if subjected to a hybrid attack.
- Hybrid warfare includes sabotage, drone incursions, and other non-overt tactics.
- The EU believes Moscow coordinates these attacks to undermine unity and support for Ukraine.