# Fires, drones and assassination plots: Russia’s covert war in the EU

https://mins.news/en/video/42654

- CNN, 2026-09-02 20:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTys3keaoUo

> CNN’s Christiane Amanpour interviews Czech President Petr Pavel about the growing threat of Russia’s covert operations in Europe. Pavel warns that Moscow is deliberately using cyberattacks, disinformation and sabotage to wage a “hybrid war” while staying just below the threshold that could trigger a direct NATO military response.

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