In Switzerland, a referendum will be held on Sunday to enshrine a stricter definition of the country’s neutrality in the constitution. If approved, the initiative would effectively bar Bern from imposing sanctions against Russia without a UN Security Council decision and would limit military cooperation with NATO.

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According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the CIA warned the governments of European countries about a possible drone operation against one of the countries of Southern Europe — Spain, France, or Italy. The publication says that Russia could use Gerbera drones hidden in cargo containers on merchant ships in the Mediterranean Sea for this purpose.

#Gerbera #JohnRatcliffe #Lithuania #NATO #Russia #cia

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The Danish Ministry of Defence intelligence service said that in the coming months Russia may carry out a limited strike on one of the NATO countries. The agency assesses the risk as low, but growing, and allows for the deployment of a small number of troops, the use of long-range weapons against infrastructure supporting Ukraine, and other hybrid actions.

#Denmark #cyberattacks #NATO #Russia #ThomasArenkiel #Ukraine

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Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia asked the European Commission for €500 million for drone defense. The defense ministers of the three countries sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and are waiting for a response in the coming weeks; in Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn, they hope to receive the money by the end of the year.

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French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to begin talks with Latvia on the country’s accession to the French Forward Nuclear Deterrence Initiative. A French delegation will arrive in Latvia soon for consultations, and the country’s Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry are to prepare a position, a cooperation model, and a schedule for further talks.

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The Seimas of Lithuania approved in the first vote an amendment to the Constitution that lifts the ban on the deployment on the country’s territory of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, and military bases of foreign states. Ninety-nine deputies voted in favor, 13 against, and five abstained; two more votes are needed for final adoption, and the amendment must receive at least 94 votes out of 141.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb told POLITICO on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that Russia is not seeking a full-scale war with NATO, but is trying to intimidate Europe and slow support for Ukraine. He urged Europeans not to overestimate the threats and not to respond excessively to hybrid attacks.

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The Donald Trump administration is preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes. The restrictions could ban most financial transactions with the court and settlements in U.S. dollars, cutting the ICC off from most of the global financial system.

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Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer was elected on September 19 as Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee — the alliance’s highest military body. He will take office in July 2027.

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Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the US, Denmark and Greenland had agreed to strengthen the security of the world’s largest Arctic island. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the agreement would be signed next week and would take effect after approval in the national parliaments.

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In Brussels, European leaders are discussing the growth of the Russian hybrid threat to NATO countries. At the same time, the alliance says it does not see signs of an imminent attack.

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Emmanuel Macron instructed the French government to prepare a plan to protect critical infrastructure, including defense industry facilities, from drone attacks and cyberattacks. He said this to journalists at the Élysée Palace after meeting with leaders of political parties.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in parliament that Russia is planning «hybrid» strikes with missiles and drones against countries supporting Ukraine. According to him, such attacks could affect states on NATO’s eastern flank and cause destruction.

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Bloomberg writes that Vladimir Putin has demanded that Russian security services ramp up hybrid aggression in European countries supporting Ukraine. European officials and counterintelligence officers cited by the agency fear that sabotage is becoming more frequent and reckless, and that civilian casualties are only a matter of time.

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The Special Tribunal for War Crimes in Kosovo in The Hague (Netherlands) on September 16 sentenced the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army and former president of the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, to 25 years in prison. Along with him, three former KLA leaders received sentences: Kadri Veseli — 18 years, Jakup Krasniqi — 25 years, and Rexhep Selimi — 13 years.

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On September 16, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed creating an emergency response mechanism in the European Union for hybrid threats modeled on Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty. She made the proposal in the European Parliament while delivering her annual address on the state of the EU.

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Ursula von der Leyen, in her annual address to the European Parliament, proposed creating a European Security Council with the participation of Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, and other partners. She also said that it needs an EU emergency protocol to respond to hybrid attacks.

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Belarus has moved troops and military equipment to the borders of Poland and Lithuania for four-day command-staff exercises, some of which are taking place in the immediate vicinity of the Suwałki Gap. The maneuvers, among other things, involve mechanized and tank battalions.

#Belarus #ViennaDocument2011 #NATO #PavelMuraveiko #SuwalkiCorridor #cia

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Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with AIF that Russia will use against Poland «the entire arsenal of forces and means at its disposal» if Warsaw enters into military action against Moscow. According to him, in such a case Polish statehood will cease to exist in two or three days.

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Estonia has begun talks with France about a possible participation in the initiative to strengthen nuclear deterrence. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the decision depends on the country’s readiness, and the French ambassador to Estonia, Alexandre Escorcia, confirmed that the sides are discussing this issue and other areas of defense cooperation.

#NATO #SIPRI #Finland #France #EmmanuelMacron #Estonia

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