Anders Puck Nielsen, military analyst with the Royal Danish Defence College, told Newsmax on Friday that Russia is intensifying what he calls the “hybrid war” against Western Europe, escalating pressure with drone incursions aimed at eroding European support for Ukraine.
“We are in a phase of escalation where Russia will keep on ramping up the pressure on Western Europe,” Nielsen said on “Newsline.” “They want Europe to stop supporting Ukraine … as long as the war in Ukraine continues, Russia is going to increase the pressure because they’re not just going to sit there and watch while Europe helps Ukraine until Russia loses.”
Nielsen was asked about President Donald Trump’s guidance to shoot down drones when they enter European airspace. But Nielsen explained that the drones now disrupting airports across Europe are small and often launched domestically, making them hard to detect and defend against.
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