EU debates need for NATO-style response to Russia 'hybrid attacks'
Ministers weighed a rapid coordination tool as Europe faces more sabotage, cyberattacks and drone incursions, officials said.
- 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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EU defense ministers want to develop a common response to growing Russian hybrid attacks. Their meeting in Brussels set out an “Emergency Security Protocol” as part of this effort. The post Brussels: EU considers response to Russian hybrid attacks – Will do it along NATO lines appeared first on in.gr.
European Union Foreign Policy Officer Kaya Callas announced that the meeting of the Defence Foreign Affairs Council, held today in the Belgian capital, Brussels, witnessed the first discussions on the idea of a new security protocol for emergencies.
It aims to become a sort of Community Article 4 designed to enable the 27 to convene emergency meetings and articulate a common response
The European Union is preparing a new mechanism to respond to hybrid threats, from sabotage and cyberattacks to drone incursions, but European ministers have made clear that this mechanism should complement, not copy, NATO structures. The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said after a meeting of foreign and defense ministers in Brussels that member states want the new protocol to work in close coordination with NATO. "Many of them stressed…
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