Europe on high alert after suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage
GuardianJUN 2024
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While anarchist groups may have taken credit for these attacks, we cannot be too credulous given the fact that Russia has been accused of similar acts of sabotage and arson across the continent. The fact that such vital infrastructure could be damaged at such a high-profile event is a bad sign, and Europe must strengthen all of its frontiers against potential threats that may be bigger in scale than a few radical activists. Europe needs to take the prospect of state-sponsored attacks from Russia meant to destabilize the free world more seriously.