{
  "id": 11283694,
  "title": "Estonian Foreign Minister Urges Europe To Call Russia’s Hybrid Attacks A War",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/estonian-foreign-minister-urges-europe-to-call-russias-hybrid-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T19:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/estonian-foreign-minister-urges-europe-to-call-russia-s-hybrid-attacks-a-war/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has called on European leaders to stop describing Russia's actions as mere \"hybrid attacks\" and instead recognize them as a systematic campaign against Europe that constitutes a form of war, according to UATV English. The comments came during an interview with Politico following Estonia's announcement that Russian intelligence services were behind the arson attack on a Milrem Robotics facility in Tallinn in August. The facility supplies Ukraine with unmanned ground vehicles. Three Latvian citizens suspected of carrying out the arson have been handed over to Estonian authorities and will face prosecution. Tsahkna highlighted a series of similar incidents across Europe, including drone attacks near Leipzig Airport in Germany, which German authorities have linked to Russia. Many individuals recruited by Russia to carry out these attacks are motivated primarily by the prospect of \"easy money\" rather than ideology, Tsahkna said. He urged European governments to collect and share evidence to establish Russian responsibility for such attacks and called for closer coordination among intelligence and security services to make clear that those cooperating with Moscow will face serious consequences. Tsahkna warned that the Kremlin aims to divide European societies, undermine their unity, and exploit fear, and that the risk of more serious attacks, including incidents that could lead to mass casualties, could increase if Putin believes the EU is unable to respond collectively. While Russia is not currently capable of carrying out full-scale military aggression against NATO, Tsahkna emphasized that Russia should be taken seriously as a terrorist entity already using every opportunity to attack. He urged Europe to prepare and not return to normal life as if nothing had happened.",
  "summary": "Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has urged European leaders to stop describing Russia’s actions as merely “hybrid attacks,” arguing that the sabotage and other operations form part of a systematic campaign against Europe and effectively constitute a form of war, UATV English reports. Tsahkna made the comments in an interview with Politico following Estonia’s announcement that Russian…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}