Russian hybrid actions are ‘war,’ Estonian FM warns
His remarks came days after Tallinn blamed Moscow for an arson attack against an Estonian factory supplying unmanned vehicles to Ukraine.
Estonia's Foreign Minister has warned that Russia's hybrid actions should be described as "terror attacks" and amounting to "war" rather than "hybrid" activities, according to Politico. This warning comes in the wake of an arson attack on an Estonian factory supplying unmanned vehicles to Ukraine, part of a growing trend of Russia-linked sabotage, surveillance, and violence in the region.
European policymakers should not solely rely on "the language of force" in their response to Russia, according to Brendan Ruberry, the director of Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. Ruberry argues that a purely offensive approach could lead to a catastrophic "one mass-casualty event away from a different world," suggesting that Europe should instead focus on boosting domestic security and negotiating guardrails with the Kremlin.
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