Europe must prepare for a “new era of European security” as old proposals return to the table
Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Escalating Russian threats and attacks on European soil are increasing pressure on the European Union to respond.
- Europe is reconsidering measures that had previously been abandoned.
- The discussion follows warnings about Russian proxies, espionage and sabotage plans targeting Denmark and other European countries.
Europe is facing growing pressure to prepare for what is being described as a “new era for European security.” Escalating Russian threats and concrete attacks on European soil have pushed measures once set aside back onto the agenda.
The debate comes as Denmark confronts warnings about Russian activity. Danish intelligence has uncovered concrete plans to recruit Danish proxies online for sabotage, while a Russian expert has claimed that Putin’s spies have found a back door for waging “war” against Denmark.
The European response is also exposing cracks in unity. The EU is tightening its course toward Russia, but the process has revealed disagreements over how far Europe should go and which proposals should return.
The question is, what should we do about this?
Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.