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NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks

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Cook, L., & Moulson, G. (2026, September 24). NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/nato-chief-calls-for-calm-as-intel-agency-warns-russia-may-ramp-up-hybrid-attacks/article_eb288f16-f1db-5d80-9564-62280b08f80a.html

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Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, called for calm despite warnings from a Danish intelligence agency that Russia may escalate hybrid attacks in Europe. Rutte asserted on Thursday that NATO has effective plans to manage such incidents and suggested that an increase in these activities indicates Putin’s weakening position in the ongoing Ukraine conflict. He emphasized that enhancing weapon supplies to Ukraine is the most appropriate response to Russian aggression.

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called for calm on Thursday as a Danish intelligence agency warned of an expected increase in Russian hybrid attacks, such as sabotage and drone incidents, across Europe. Despite these concerns, Rutte stated that NATO is prepared to handle such threats with existing action plans. He also suggested that the rise in hybrid incidents indicates President Vladimir Putin's weakening position in Ukraine’s five-year-long war. To counter this, Rutte recommended providing Ukrainian armed forces with additional weapons.

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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place to deal with them, the alliance’s secretary general said Thursday as a Danish intelligence service warned Russia is expected to increase such attacks. asserted

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Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he believes the rising number of hybrid incidents in NATO countries shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, and that the best way to respond is to give more weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces. asserted

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NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks

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