# ‘We are in the most serious security situation since WWII’

https://mins.news/en/video/39901

- euronews, 2026-09-01 07:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-iQgxcrZ0s

> Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says she dislikes the term “hybrid threat,” comparing it to an environmentally friendly car. She says growing drone incidents in EU territory show that Europe is facing its most serious security situation since the Second World War.

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