EU debates need for NATO-style response to Russia 'hybrid attacks'
Ministers want a mechanism that lets all 27 EU states coordinate fast responses to sabotage, cyberattacks and drone incursions.
- On Monday, European Union defense ministers met in Brussels to discuss establishing a NATO-style emergency mechanism to bolster coordination against hybrid attacks.
- European governments report that Moscow is stepping up sabotage and interference campaigns against Ukraine's backers as Kremlin troops struggle more than four years after the February 2022 invasion.
- Earlier this month, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pitched an "emergency security protocol," while EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said discussions would examine "the broader strategy against hybrid attacks."
- Irish foreign minister Helen McEntee emphasized needing to "pre-empt possible escalations," while Finnish defense minister Antti Hakkanen urged stronger coordination; Brussels officials stated they can put "quite a lot on the table" to assist.
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The European Union began to discuss a new emergency protocol to respond in a coordinated manner to threats and hybrid attacks attributed to Russia. European diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas said that action must be taken quickly, but that it will not overlap NATO. From Brussels, our correspondent Esther Herrera gives us more details.
The European Union began discussions today on the creation of its own emergency mechanism, inspired by NATO, in response to the "hybrid attacks" for which Moscow is accused, announced the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kallas, quoted by Agence France-Presse, BTA reported. EU defense ministers held their first discussion on this topic in Brussels today after a series of incidents in recent weeks attributed to …
The Member States of the European Union are discussing a common mechanism by which they can react in a coordinated manner to hybrid attacks carried out under the threshold of military aggression.The initiative is aimed at situations such as air space violations with drones, sabotages, intentional fires and cyber attacks attributed to Moscow.
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