Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has noted that European countries have recently been almost constantly experiencing various hybrid attacks with a "Russian trace" and believes that the reaction of Western countries is "too polite."
Her comments were made as part of an expert discussion in the United States on the sidelines of the NATO Summit.
During the discussion, the moderator cited a number of examples of critical infrastructure incidents with a possible Russian trace and asked at what stage, according to Frederiksen, NATO allies could use at least Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty to convene consultations and begin to do something to deter Russia from new hybrid attacks.
"When you list some of the events that we have seen in recent months, it's like a bad movie, isn't it? And I think that's our main problem. I had a very similar feeling before Russia attacked Ukraine. We just couldn't realize that Russia was really going to start a full-scale war in Europe. And it was going to do it," the Danish prime minister said.
She continued that the "hybrid war" is actually already underway, and Western countries seem to refuse to recognize the reality.
Author - Olena Madiak, 12/07/2024