“NATO must prepare a decisive response to a possible deadly hybrid attack.”
Globalinfo.az reports that Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said this.
According to the minister, the likelihood of people being killed is increasing because of Russia’s alleged “hybrid operations”.
“The main question is what constitutes an attack and what constitutes a cross-border attack. As long as it is about material damage, that is a different matter. But if people start dying, we will have to hold a much more serious discussion within NATO,” Sikorski said.
He declined to explain how NATO should respond if deaths occur.
However, he stressed that Poland and Estonia had invoked Article 4 of the alliance’s Charter, which provides for consultations.
It should be noted that intelligence agencies in five European countries previously warned that the Kremlin was expanding sabotage and hybrid operations to weaken support for Ukraine.
According to the information, the heads of major defence companies, as well as employees of small firms producing drones and components, are at risk: “Security measures have already been tightened for some senior executives. In Germany, intelligence services advise defence companies to use private security details.
European intelligence agencies believe that the main aim of these operations is not only the physical elimination of individuals, but also intimidation — to make businesses think twice before working with Ukraine.”
Gunay Rasulghizi
Globalinfo.az
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