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NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich addressed European lawmakers on Monday, urging countries to publicly condemn Russia for acts of sabotage and cyberattacks. He highlighted recent incidents like a drone attack in Leipzig and a Russian strike near the Polish border with Ukraine. Grynkewich stressed that attributing such actions to Russia increases costs on Moscow and deters future aggression. NATO's Eastern Sentry mission, launched September 11, has reportedly made Russian activity more cautious along borders of countries like Poland and those in the Baltic region.

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NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich urged European states to publicly condemn Russia for acts of sabotage and cyberattacks during a Parliament committee meeting in Brussels on Monday. These incidents, including a drone attack in Leipzig and a Russian strike near the Polish border in Ukraine, have increased over recent months. Grynkewich stated that attributing these attacks to Russia would raise the costs for state sponsors by showing they are understood, potentially deterring future hybrid attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine. NATO's Eastern Sentry mission was launched on September 1 as part of its response strategy.

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Acts of sabotage, cyberattacks, drone sightings and other so-called hybrid attacks attributed to Russia have multiplied in the past months in many European countries and include a drone attack in Leipzig and a Russian strike on a train in Ukraine near the Polish border earlier this month. "Bringing that attribution out publicly will let state sponsors know that we understand what they're doing and that increases costs on them," he told EU lawmakers in a Parliament committee on Monday.

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🔮 Acts of sabotage, cyberattacks, drone sightings and other so-called hybrid attacks attributed to Russia have multiplied in the past months in many European countries and include a drone attack in Leipzig and a Russian strike on a train in Ukraine near the Polish border earlier this month. "Bringing that attribution out publicly will let state sponsors know that we understand what they're doing and that increases costs on them," he told EU lawmakers in a Parliament committee on Monday.

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Top NATO commander urges states to condemn Russian acts of sabotage · assertive framing

Top NATO commander urges states to condemn Russian acts of sabotage BRUSSELS, Sept 28 - NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich said on Monday that the best way for European countries to respond to Russian sabotage and other destabilising acts was to state when Moscow was to blame and strengthen their support for Ukraine. asserted

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"They will realise that their networks are ineffective and that they have to modify their behaviour and that, in and of itself, has some deterrent effect," he added. asserted

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Russian activity in Europe aims at breaking allies' will in continuing to support Kyiv, he said. asserted

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The supreme commander added that NATO initiatives such as the Eastern Sentry mission launched on September 11 and comprising assets from allies such as Denmark, France, Britain, Germany have already had an effect on the ground. asserted

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"The Russians have been much more careful to avoid coming across the border with drones in the Baltics or into Poland since we implemented Eastern Sentry," he said. asserted

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Top NATO commander urges states to condemn Russian acts of sabotage

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