NATO Warns EU of Russian Plot to Assassinate European Leaders
NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber, James Appathurai, confirmed a foiled Russian plot to assassinate Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, highlighting it as one of several attacks targeting European defense leaders. Appathurai detailed Russia’s escalating hybrid warfare campaign against the West, employing methods such as online recruitment of operatives to conduct sabotage and destabilizing actions. This campaign, he stressed, predates the Ukraine war and is integrated into broader Kremlin strategy, encompassing political interference and infrastructure damage. He urged a unified European response and a “wartime mindset” to counter this persistent aggression.
John Q. Hosedrinker