NATO Warns That Russia Is Mapping EU, US Critical Assets
- Intelligence chief sees undersea cables as potential targets
- Alliance says there is ‘a persistent and significant risk’
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NATO’s intelligence chief said that Russia is mapping critical undersea systems and warned of a significant risk that Moscow could target infrastructure in Europe and North America.
“There are heightened concerns that Russia may target undersea cables and other critical infrastructure in an effort to disrupt western life and gain leverage against those nations that are providing support to Ukraine,” David Cattler, the military alliance’s Assistant Secretary General for intelligence and security, told reporters.