At a high-profile NATO meeting in Brussels Jan Lipavsky (Czech foreign minister) shared eye-opening stats about secret operations in Europe. During his pre-meeting brief he pointed out some troubling numbers
Throughout this year Europe detected roughly 500 non-standard activities: espionage‚ info-wars and other sneaky moves (with about 100 of them having clear links to Moscow). The Czech ministerʼs data-driven report shows how these cross-border operations affect many EU countries
We need to send a strong signal to Moscow that this wont be tolerated
The Czech Republicʼs top diplomat made his statement at the NATO headquarters where ministers gathered to talk about European safety issues; his comments highlight growing need for better counter-measures against foreign influence. The meeting focused on ways to spot and stop these under-the-radar activities that mess with European stability