This week Italy’s defense minister accused Russia of waging a hybrid war on the continent, while Poland's Donald Tusk said that Russia was behind an explosion on Saturday on a railway line used to transport weapons to Ukraine. This is pushing Europe to take additional steps to beef up its defense amid wider concerns that Russia could take these hybrid attacks a step further. Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and expert on Europe, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Russia’s hybrid attacks on Europe, asking the question whether Russia could escalate. 

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EU Proposes Multibillion-Euro Plan to Boost Military Mobility, Defense Tech Amid Russia Tensions

How the EU plans to get troops and weapons across the continent to deter Russia

‘We are under attack’: Italian defense minister accuses Russia of waging hybrid war

Poland plans to charge 2 Ukrainians with sabotage of terrorist nature for railway explosion

China lashes out against US’s Greece ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle

President Christodoulides to meet with newly elected Turkish-Cypriot leader