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Nato is considering being “more aggressive” in responding to Russia’s cyber attacks, sabotage and airspace violations, according to the alliance’s most senior military officer.

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone told the Financial Times that the western military alliance was looking at stepping up its response to hybrid warfare from Moscow.

“We are studying everything . . . On cyber, we are kind of reactive. Being more aggressive or being proactive instead of reactive is something that we are thinking about,” said Dragone, who is chair of Nato’s military committee.

Europe has been hit by numerous hybrid war incidents — some attributed to Russia and others unclear — from the cutting of cables in the Baltic Sea to cyber attacks across the continent.

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Dragone said that a “pre-emptive strike” could be considered a “defensive action”, but added: “It is further away from our normal way of thinking and behaviour.”

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A Baltic diplomat said: “If all we do is continue being reactive, we just invite Russia to keep trying, keep hurting us. Especially when hybrid warfare is asymmetric — it costs them little, and us a lot. We need to try to be more inventive.”

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  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
    163·
    3 months ago

    Then don’t die or learn to protect yourself. What are you even talking about?

    For now there is only voluntary military draftings, and you can still migrate to a safer place, if you can find one.

    So how do you plan on staying safe, if nobody would protect Europe? It’s not like there is much choice in the end now is there? Sometimes you have to be realistic.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
      415·
      3 months ago

      Then don’t die or learn to protect yourself.

      Great advice. Those millions dying in all the wars in world history should’ve just got gud, huh? /s

      What are you even talking about?

      Mandatory military service

      For now there is only voluntary military drafting,

      Not for long if Europe goes into open war with Russia. You can bet on that.

      you can still migrate to a safer place, if you can find one.

      Will probably need to do that, yes. Still not a fan of uprooting my (and my family’s) whole life.

      So how do you plan on staying safe, if nobody would protect Europe?

      Safe from what, exactly? From Russia? Russia doesn’t plan on attacking Europe. And even if: it’s not like capitalism is that much different if done in Russian.

        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
          110·
          3 months ago

          I don’t really care arguing the semantics whether or not Ukraine counts as “Europe” (it sure didn’t count as European before 2022).

          Russia has no interest in attacking any EU country, then. 🙄

      • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        Not for long if Europe goes into open war with Russia. You can bet on that.

        Uh, the person you’re responding to is wrong. Pretty much all (if not actually all, since Belarus is kinda hard to count, so if you count it as Russia as well then Belarus neighbour states don’t all but) nations bordering Russia do have conscription.

        We Finns never let go of ours and even Poland has only had like a 15 year break.

        We’re ready motherfuckers

        Russia doesn’t plan on attacking Europe

        What you mean is Russia won’t launch an all-out offensive because it knows it would lose and possibly trigger nuclear holocaust. Which is why Russia is forced to attack in these cowardly ways of manipulating media, cutting undersea cables and even using terrorism to strike civilians.