Ambassadors from the 27 European Union member states on October 2 agreed to a new sanctions mechanism targeting Russian hybrid actions. Broadly, “hybrid” here means actions carried out on behalf of a state to undermine the functioning of another country, so, for example, trying to impact elections or targeting critical infrastructure. It is expected that the new measures will be formally agreed by the bloc’s finance ministers when they assemble in Luxembourg on October 8. The new sanctions regime is, according to the EU diplomats I have spoken…
EU Unveils New Sanctions to Counter Russian Hybrid Warfare
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