NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, told European Union parliamentarians Monday that the most effective response to Russian sabotage and destabilization would be for European countries to publicly declare Moscow responsible and reinforce their support for Ukraine.
Grynkewich addressed members of the European Parliament during a committee session, stating that public attribution of responsibility would signal to state sponsors that their actions are understood and would increase costs for them. "Making this attribution public will allow the sponsoring states to know that we understand what they are doing, and this increases the costs for them," he said. "They will perceive that their networks are ineffective and that they need to modify their behavior."
Sabotage acts, cyberattacks, drone sightings, and other hybrid attacks attributed to Russia have multiplied across several European countries in recent months. These incidents include a drone attack on Leipzig airport in Germany and a Russian attack on a train in Ukraine near the Polish border earlier this month.
The European Union is considering establishing a NATO-style mechanism to respond forcefully to Russian sabotage operations, according to reports. The proposed framework would enable coordinated European action against such destabilization efforts.