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It never just means disinformation and propaganda, but a broad arsenal of instruments, from sabotage to the infiltration and financing of parties in the West to the violation of the airspace of NATO states by Russian fighter planes,
said Mangott
We have to conclude, without knowing exactly who did it, that it is a hybrid action and we also have to assume — without knowing it — that it is sabotage,
said German Defense Minister Boris PistoriusThe Europeans need to respond in a much more united, forceful way,
said Byman of the Center for Strategic and International StudiesA lot of fake news is being spread, for example that German soldiers raped women and wanted to occupy Lithuania,
said Darius Jauniškis, the head of the Lithuanian secret serviceThe EU’s response remains united and determined,
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said in an emailed statementI don’t think [we can] rule that out in the future,
the senior NATO official saidIf we miss this opportunity, Russia will only gain more traction,
Kohv said
NATO is a defensive military alliance that thinks in terms of peacetime and wartime,
General Thierry Burkhard, France’s chief of the defense staff, told the French newspaper Le Figaro earlier this month
We have been observing aggressive actions by the Russian intelligence services for some time now,
said Thomas Haldenwang, who recently stepped down as president of Germany’s federal domestic intelligence agencyWhen something happens, just go public,
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We are simply too polite,
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on the sidelines of a NATO summit in July_(cropped).jpg)
Why do we call it hybrid? Because basically when you call it hybrid you don’t need to do anything about it,
Landsbergis told a security conference in Riga last month
Russia is testing the limits of Article 5 to stir up uncertainty,
Roderich Kiesewetter, a German lawmaker and former general staff officer in the German military, said earlier this yearRussia is using the entire toolbox, from influencing political discussions to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure to sabotage on a significant scale,
he saidMost countries don’t want to be openly confronting Russia more than they already are,
he saidWe must consistently do everything to force Russia into seeking peace – true peace. This can only be achieved through two things: helping Ukraine and pressuring Russia,
he said
We sent a notice to the Americans so that we avoid a third world war.”
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This topic used to be a taboo in Russia,
said Denis Volkov, the director of the Levada Center, one of the few independent pollsters in Russia
He didn’t say if they will use nukes or not. But do they have to do it right now? Can they at least wait until after the holidays?”
Ksenia Sobchak, a prominent media personality whose father was Putin’s boss in the 1990s, summed up the sentiment on Telegram with gallows humour.jpg)
Sometimes it feels like I no longer care. You get so apathetic, but the ongoing background noise is one thing and using an ICBM for the first time is something else,
said Olga, 50, a university professor from Moscow, referring to early reports that misidentified the missile as intercontinental