NATO will not tolerate hybrid actions against members, US envoy says
Whitaker said NATO members must stay vigilant as Germany blames Russia for a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport and warns of threats to critical infrastructure.
- On Saturday, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said in Italy that NATO members must not tolerate deliberate hybrid actions, and the United States will support countries as they address these incidents.
- Whitaker cited specific hybrid actions in Leipzig and Poland as particularly concerning, saying, "Then you have what I would call the more concerning hybrid actions like we saw in Leipzig, like we have seen in Poland."
- Last month's attempted drone attack at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, which Berlin blamed on Russia, proved more concerning than recent Russian drones targeting Ukraine that strayed off course, Whitaker explained.
- Outlining NATO's response, Whitaker stated, "If we can identify who's doing it—which Germany did—we make sure we express strongly that is unacceptable and we will not tolerate it."
- NATO members must remain vigilant and prepared, Whitaker added, as critical infrastructure including energy assets could be targeted and requires consistent monitoring by national authorities.
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An employee at Leipzig/Halle Airport shared details of the drone incident that he found unusual. According to him, employees questioned many issues, from police actions to photos that appeared in the press. The published photos, in his opinion, do not coincide with the fact that
NATO member states must not tolerate deliberate acts of hybrid warfare, and the United States will support Alliance countries in responding to such incidents, said the US ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker. Whitaker described as particularly worrying the attempted drone attack last month at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany, for which Berlin has blamed Russia. He noted that the incident was more serious than other recent cases of Russian drones…
NATO members must be prepared to face such events, as the Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO has said.
Following the drone attack in Leipzig, US Nato Ambassador Matthew Whitaker calls for decisive responses to hybrid attacks. In doing so, he secures aid to affected NATO countries such as Germany.
United States Ambassador Matthew Whitaker to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said that Member States must not tolerate deliberate actions in the context of the hybrid war, and Washington would stand by the target States.
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