# EU unveils NATO-like mechanism against Russian hybrid threat, offers little new for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/60563

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-16 08:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/eu-unveils-new-nato-like-mechanism-against-russian-hybrid-threat-offers-little-new-for-ukraine/

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will create its own version of NATO’s Article 4 to respond to growing Russian hybrid attacks in Europe. The plan includes a counter-hybrid playbook and an emergency security protocol, while her speech contained little that was entirely new for Ukraine.

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