
The New York Times reports that European analysts are discussing options for responding to hybrid attacks, including cyberattacks on Russian cities and subways, as well as the deployment of air defense systems over Ukraine.
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European countries are discussing methods to counter hybrid attacks that Moscow is accused of.
A number of analysts have suggested the use of cyber attacks that could paralyze a city or metro in Russia as part of European discussions about a possible response to the hybrid attacks that Moscow has been blamed for in Europe. The New York Times (NYT) writes about this.
“Analysts have suggested that cyber capabilities could be used, for example, to paralyze a Russian city or the Moscow metro as a warning,” the publication says.
According to the publication, as another option, analysts proposed the deployment of advanced air defense systems, including over the territory of Ukraine, to repel threats to NATO countries. It is noted that Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has already made a similar proposal.

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