France said to run secret military responses to Russian hybrid attacks
European leaders including Macron warn of an intensifying Russian hybrid campaign as reports emerge of covert French countermeasures.
What to know
- Macron and other European leaders warn that Russia's hybrid campaign against the continent is intensifying.
- Reports indicate France has begun covert conventional military responses to Russian hybrid attacks.
- Growing concern across Europe about the risk of direct hostile action against NATO in the near future.
- Investigative coverage points to secret Kremlin-linked training camps in the Balkans and shadow-fleet ships as part of the operation.
Emmanuel Macron French President
Jordan Bardella French politician (RN)Polish Prime Minister European head of governmentKremlin/Russia Subject of the hybrid-war allegations
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Politico details Kremlin's hybrid-war infrastructure
A Politico Europe podcast examines how Russia's interference operations against France were planned, describing secret training camps in the Balkans and the use of shadow-fleet ships as part of a large-scale Kremlin organization, against a backdrop of alerts from Macron and other European leaders.
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France reportedly runs secret military responses to Russian hybrid attacks
A social media report states France has already begun conducting secret conventional military responses against Russian hybrid attacks in Europe, amid growing continental concern about direct hostile action against NATO in the near future.
“La France a déjà commencé à mener des réponses militaires conventionnelles secrètes contre les attaques hybrides russes en Europe…”
— @MauriceMartin01 -
♦️ La France a déjà commencé à mener des réponses militaires conventionnelles secrètes contre les attaques hybrides russes en Europe, au milieu de préoccupations croissantes à travers le continent concernant une action hostile directe contre l'OTAN dans un avenir proche de la
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Bardella calls Russia a hybrid threat, urges state action
French politician Jordan Bardella posts that Russia contests European and French interests and constitutes a hybrid threat, citing warnings from the Polish prime minister about a rise in hostile Russian acts, and calls on the French state to respond.
“La Russie conteste des intérêts européens et français, elle incarne aujourd'hui une menace hybride pour le continent.”
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La Russie conteste des intérêts européens et français, elle incarne aujourd'hui une menace hybride pour le continent. Nous avons entendu notamment les alertes du Premier ministre polonais sur la multiplication d'actes hostiles menées par la Russie, et nous appelons l’État
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