What threats does Russian hackers’ use of AI pose to Europe
The use of artificial intelligence in planning and carrying out cyberattacks takes them to a new level. It allows attackers to find ways around individual defensive mechanisms more quickly, automate intrusion, and run complex operations with a smaller team of skilled specialists. A telling example came on 27 August 2026,…
Anatomy of the Russian gray zone in Germany and its political effect
On 1 September 2026, the German federal government attributed to the Russian Federation an attempted sabotage using unmanned aerial vehicles at Leipzig Airport. According to assessments by Germany’s interior and foreign ministers, as well as the police investigation, the nature of the means employed and the available intelligence indicate actions…
How AfD’s campaign against wind power serves the Kremlin’s interests and could harm Germany
Against the backdrop of the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the AfD has turned its fight against wind energy into a tool for mobilizing voters and an argument for returning to Russian energy supplies. On 26 August 2026, NDR noted that in its propaganda materials about wind turbines the party…
Support for Ukraine is becoming a target of hybrid attacks across the EU
Throughout 2026, warnings regularly appeared in the European information space that Russia was preparing new hybrid operations against NATO countries. Those warnings were not unfounded. Western intelligence services have repeatedly said that Moscow uses sabotage, cyberattacks and information campaigns as tools of political pressure on the West. In the second…
Why Eastern Germany has again become a target of Russia’s hybrid operation
In July 2026, the German-speaking segments of X, TikTok and Bluesky were hit by a wave of professionally fabricated content: short, fast-paced videos dressed in the graphics and lower-thirds of leading European outlets — Der Spiegel, ZDF and Eurostat. In one clip produced with deepfake technology, “journalists” claimed that the…