Estonia Says Russia Shifts to Hybrid Attacks, Not 180-Mile Border Invasion
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 25
Estonia Says Russia Shifts to Hybrid Attacks, Not 180-Mile Border Invasion
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 25
Summary
Margus Tsahkna said Estonian intelligence sees no signs Russia is preparing a full-scale attack on NATO, describing the Russian side of Estonia’s 180-mile border as “pretty empty.”
Instead, he said Moscow is leaning on hybrid pressure—cyberattacks, GPS interference, drones and sabotage—meant to stay below NATO’s Article 5 threshold and test Western unity.
Estonia logged about 40,000 cyberattacks last year, and Tsahkna cited last year’s 12-minute Russian fighter-jet airspace violation as an example of the provocations NATO must answer more flexibly.
He said NATO should use cheaper drone defenses, sanctions and public attribution, while adding Estonia has been told U.S. forces will remain for the next regional rotation.
Tsahkna also argued stronger pressure on Moscow and Ukraine’s deep strikes could eventually force Vladimir Putin toward a ceasefire, though he said there is no sign of a shift yet.