#Hybrid Threats

Armed masked guides threatened Latvian soldiers while escorting a group of illegal migrants from Belarus, prompting Riga to warn of hybrid threats.

NATO's Supreme Commander in Europe, Grynkewich, stated that under Russian hybrid threats all Alliance countries have become the eastern flank, and that NATO is intensifying intelligence sharing.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned in an interview with The Guardian that European air defense systems will not have time to adapt to the lightning-fast development of the drone war in Ukraine and may lose their relevance by mid-2027.

Finland conducted the MARSEC EU 26 exercises in the Baltic Sea, practicing the seizure and search of a vessel to protect underwater infrastructure. The command called such training a 'new normal.'

The head of Germany's Interior Ministry, Alexander Dobrindt, presented a package of measures against hybrid threats: mobile anti-drone units, expanded powers for critical infrastructure, AI, and the national cyber shield Cyberdome.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called on the EU to expel up to 40% of Russian diplomats working in bloc countries and to tighten visa rules amid a wave of hybrid attacks.

Latvia is preparing a draft decree on a state of emergency on the eastern border until December 1 due to UAVs and Russian hybrid threats. President Rinkēvičs rejected the risk of invasion, but Riga notes escalation. Context — the CIA director's visit to Moscow.