NATO Reports Russian Hybrid Operations Targeting European Energy Infrastructure

Com last week that NATO is concerned about potential attacks on regional energy infrastructure. The source stated that Russia's hybrid operations target gas pipelines, electricity interconnectors, offshore networks, and subsea cables. Security sources cited recent incidents involving Russian-linked vessels and surveillance operations in the Baltic and North Seas.

The source said Russia has been engaged in confrontation with the West since February 2007, when Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned NATO expansion eastward, followed by a major cyber-attack. European officials described the current phase as an escalation linked to difficulties sustaining the Ukraine conflict militarily and economically.

The same source noted that while nuclear weapons transfers to Belarus draw attention, the bloc's security apparatus views energy grid threats as equally pressing.