Russia's New Weapon in the Hybrid War Against Europe

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Moscow uses Belarus to send entire swarms of balloons to Lithuania to create chaos in aviation and to detect weaknesses on the eastern flank of NATO.

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The giant white balloons carrying crates of smuggled cigarettes that Belarus has been launching towards the Baltic states are not just black market goods, some say. Lithuanian officials say they are part of a hybrid attack orchestrated by Moscow. The balloons are disrupting air traffic, mapping weaknesses in NATO air defenses, and security experts say they could be a harbinger of much more dangerous operations.