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Experts Warn Russia is Planning Assassinations Across NATO Countries
Germany says explosives-laden drones at Leipzig/Halle Airport fit a broader Russian hybrid campaign targeting airports and critical infrastructure across Europe.
Security experts warn Russia is accelerating a hybrid campaign of sabotage and drone incursions across Europe, testing NATO's limits while risking mass casualties.
Vladimir Putin has reportedly adopted a strategy of "gray zone" attacks to collapse the Alliance from within, keeping assaults below the threshold of open conflict to evade collective-defense responses.
Vulnerabilities include the 100-kilometer Suwałki corridor and critical infrastructure in Germany, alongside fears of 2014-style covert operations using unmarked forces in Estonia's Narva.
Analysts warn drone collisions at airports could create 200 or 300 civilian casualties, forcing NATO to mount a vigorous response to prevent escalation that "risks leaping any remaining guardrails."
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow last week to warn against these provocations, though Finnish President Alexander Stubb remains skeptical about the prospect of a full-scale Russian attack.