Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said after the Ukraine war, Europe must be ready for further Russian aggression.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that the leak of a recording of a call between top advisers to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was an unacceptable attempt to undermine Ukraine peace negotiations and amounted to hybrid warfare.

More detailed, recent assessments of Russian sabotage actions in Europe, another official says, are increasingly being considered in the light of a Nato 2023 Joint Threat Assessment — a classified report shared among the alliance’s defence chiefs — that Russia was gearing its military and economy for a possible hot war with Europe by 2029.

Across every ring, Russia is applying pressure. Europe is already in conflict; not future, not theoretical, but present and continuous.

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.

NATO considers 'more aggressive' stance against Russia's hybrid warfare, including pre-emptive cyber operations, as tensions escalate over sabotage.

By tying cryptocurrencies to ‘Russian agents’ and ‘sabotage,’ Tusk is reframing what might otherwise look like a technical financial bill as a frontline in Poland’s hybrid-war security environment - A

BERLIN (AP) — Germany summoned Russia’s ambassador Friday following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference, an official said. The German government has also accused Moscow of perpetrating disinformation campaigns.

In the event of a war, one expert suggests the British Army could be incapable of fighting effectively on land within weeks, once committed - though 'much depends on the form of the conflict'.