Putin Steps Up Cyber Attacks on NATO Allies After $55 Billion China Gas Deal Falters
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Updated · Nikkei Asia · May 31
Putin Steps Up Cyber Attacks on NATO Allies After $55 Billion China Gas Deal Falters
1 articles · Updated · Nikkei Asia · May 31
Summary
Russia has intensified cyber and other hybrid attacks against U.S. allies in Europe, with NATO members facing greater pressure from Moscow.
The escalation follows Putin’s late-May trip to Beijing, where he failed to secure a major new gas pipeline agreement with Xi Jinping.
That setback adds to broader strains on the Kremlin and may be pushing Putin toward more belligerent tactics short of direct military confrontation.
Europe now faces a wider security challenge in which economic frustration and geopolitical isolation can spill into sabotage, cyber operations and other gray-zone attacks.