EU lays ground for Russia sanctions over 'hybrid' civil disorder attacks

The European Union (EU) has widened activities that can spark EU sanctions to include so-called 'hybrid' threats, such as undermining electoral systems and hacking, which it says are employed by the Russian state and associated Russians.

By Keith Nuthall

The European Union (EU) has widened activities that can spark EU sanctions to include so-called 'hybrid' threats, such as undermining electoral systems and hacking, which it says are employed by the Russian state and associated Russians.