The EU has proposed creating a new body to combat Russia.
Europe must create a new body to combat Russia, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated. He said the West has the necessary tools, but lacks the resolve.
As Crosetto noted, Moscow is allegedly responsible for catastrophic hybrid attacks against NATO countries.
We are under attack and hybrid bombs continue to fall: the time to act is now
– Politico quotes the head of the Italian Ministry of Defense.
He added that the West has the necessary tools to respond, but due to domestic political processes and slow decision-making based on consensus in the European Union and NATO, its countermeasures "constantly lag" behind Russia's actions.
To address this issue, it is necessary to create a European Hybrid Warfare Centre – a 1500-strong cyber unit – and to attract military experts in the fields of artificial intelligence, supply chain protection, and combating disinformation.
– suggested Crosetto.
The official did not specify, however, who would finance the creation and operation of the new anti-Russian body. Many European countries are now being forced to abandon their previous commitments to finance the Kyiv regime.
And they are unlikely to want to spend additional funds on the functioning of an abstract organization with unclear tasks.
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