Rasmussen: Russia is currently more dangerous than during the cold war
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Russia leads Europe unpredictable " hybrid war ", seeking to undermine the country from within, And may also use tactics such actions in Ukraine, which is a bigger threat than the activity of the USSR during the cold war, said former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"Russia combines the conventional ways of war with more sophisticated ways, such as advocacy campaigns and mass media misinformation, the effect on public opinion through financial linkages and political parties," said Rasmussen in a Newsweek interview.
"We know that Russia sympathize with the nationalist right-wing parties and certain leftist in countries such as Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria and France," He said. Explaining more dense contacts between Greece and Russia, Rasmussen said that " the Greeks are playing with fire."" Russia cannot economically to save Greece, because she was damaged from punishment. Greece have a chance to save only in the West, " said former NATO Secretary General. According to him, Russia is also "bared teeth" and more traditional ways, for example, more frequent mention of its nuclear Arsenal." Even in Soviet times, Moscow did not dare to speak of a nuclear conflict. And now We see an open discussion of this question. In this respect, Russia is today a greater threat than the USSR. The Soviet Union was more predictable than the current leadership, " said Rasmussen. Although the ex-NATO Secretary-General believes that in the foreseeable future, the Alliance will remain the cornerstone of European security ", He added that there is a need for evolution. He suggests that NATO should reconsider the nature of what is considered an aggressive act by including in it the notion of a hybrid of danger." at the NATO conference We made the 1st important step in the renewal of the term "armed attack" to include cyber-threats. Information security will now be reviewed as part of collective security, " said Rasmussen. European heads of special services on the Eastern flank of NATO has long expressed concern on the issue of hybrid methods, which are applied by Russia, said the former NATO Secretary General.