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Why Russian sabotage warfare is spooking the West

Western intelligence agencies are sounding warnings about a new phase of hybrid war that targets infrastructure.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, April 27, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Russia’s strategy is far from coherent; it is doubtful that President Vladimir Putin himself knows for sure how far he should push.

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Reds under the bed? For much of the Cold War, Western leaders worried about the infiltration of their countries and the undermining of their societies by communist agents of the Soviet Union.

That danger evaporated three decades ago, together with the Soviet Union’s meltdown.

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