NATO is considering a “preventive action” contra Russia. “We are studying everything. On the cyber level, we are somewhat reactive. Being more aggressive or proactive, instead of reactive, is something we are considering,” the Italian admiral said this Monday. Giuseppe Cavo Dragonecurrent president of the alliance’s military committee, in an interview with the ‘Financial Times’ newspaper.
The context, in fact, is precisely the debates within NATO over the increase in cyber attacks, sabotage e air raids attributed to Moscow. “Being more aggressive compared to the aggressiveness of our adversary could be an option. The issues to be resolved are the legal framework, jurisdiction and who should execute the measure,” the official added.
In fact, according to Cavo Dragone, the I’LL TAKE and its member countries face “many more boundaries“that Russia because ethical, legal and jurisdictional considerations. “I don’t want to say that it is a losing position, but it is certainly more complicated than that of our adversary,” he considered, adding that for this reason the real challenge is discourage new attacks. “The deterrence“If it is achieved by retaliation or by pre-emptive strike, it must be carefully analyzed because there could be even more pressure on this in the future,” he added.
Russian fleet
Along these lines, Cavo Dragone has given as an example the mission Baltic Sentryin which ships, planes and drones patrol the Baltic Sea to prevent new incidents such as those that occurred in 2023 and 2024, attributed to the call russian ghost fleetand that Moscow would use to avoid Western sanctions. “Since the start of Baltic Sentry, nothing has happened again. This means that the effect deterrent It’s working,” he said.
However, despite this, concerns persist within the I’LL TAKE following the decision of a Finnish court, which acquitted the ship’s crew Eagle S —related to the Russian ghost fleet— to cut electrical and data cables while they were sailing in international waters, the Italian military officer considered.
Europe has experienced several hybrid warfare incidentssome attributed to Russia and others still without a clear author, such as the cut of submarine cables in the Baltic Sea and a series of cyber attacks on the continent. Given these events, diplomats and politicians from Eastern European countries have asked the I’LL TAKE abandon defensive reactions and take more initiatives.
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