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Russia using 'illegal and unethical means, knows Europe won't use same means back', expert says

Russia using 'illegal and unethical means, knows Europe won't use same means back', expert says

There are mounting concerns across Europe that recent hoax threats and cyber attacks could be part of a massive hybrid warfare campaign. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative. She says that Russia's aim is to "increase its power at the expense of European countries and the easiest way to do that is to constantly wage this…

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There are mounting concerns across Europe that recent hoax threats and cyber attacks could be part of a massive hybrid warfare campaign. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative. She says that Russia's aim is to "increase its power at the expense of European countries and the easiest way to do that is to constantly wage this dirty war against European countries, using illegal and unethical means, because Russia knows that we are not going to use the same means back".

In brief

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. She says that Russia's aim is to "increase its power at the expense of European countries and the easiest way to do that is to constantly wage this dirty war against European countries, using illegal and unethical means, because Russia knows that we are not going to use the same means back".

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