A soldier patrols outside the NATO summit venue in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025.
Opinion

Europe must finally hold Russia accountable for hybrid attacks

by Marek Zenisek

Europe has already learned to better recognize hybrid threats, which is definitely a good thing, but recognition alone is not enough and doesn't serve as sufficient deterrence. European officials have grown accustomed to scenarios where a cyberattack disrupts public services and critical infrastructure, drones appear over sensitive sites, and a flood of misinformation on social media exploits societal uncertainty. European governments then investigate, share information, release statements, an

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