Russia maintains network for #hybrid #warfare in #Europe

#Russia has created a network of agents to conduct its #HybridWar against Europe. The network brings together government agencies and organized #crime and #Russian-speaking men with #criminal records are being recruited to carry out acts of #sabotage, according to a study.

"The study situates #Moscow's #tactics against the backdrop of its full-scale war on #Ukraine, showing that hybrid operations are not a side theatre but a central pillar of #Russian #strategy," the researchers explain in their introduction.

They compared these tactics to the approach of the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS) #terror group that recruited "former criminals who went on to carry out violent attacks in the Levant and Europe." The researcher explained that "today, a new #crime-terror nexus has emerged in Europe — this time orchestrated by a state actor – Russia."

https://www.dw.com/en/russian-network-for-conducting-hybrid-warfare-in-europe/a-74665599

#RussianAggression #war

Russia maintains network for hybrid warfare in Europe

During its war against Ukraine, Russia has built up a network of agents to carry out acts of sabotage in European countries. A study provides light on the Kremlin's tactics and offers recommendations to the EU.

^{Viktoria Vlasenko (Deutsche Welle)}