Poland charged a Russian man in 2023 with organizing sabotage, espionage, and propaganda plots amid increasing Russian hybrid attacks in Europe.

During a NATO meeting in June 2024, Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel warned of increasing sabotage attacks characteristic of Russian hybrid warfare tactics targeting Europe. These tactics include a covert blend of military, cyber, economic, and political actions aimed at disrupting and destabilizing European nations, escalating since 2022 following NATO's support for Ukraine. In 2023, Polish authorities charged a Russian man with organizing sabotage, espionage, and propaganda plots within Poland. Additionally, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen accused Belarus, Russia's main European partner, of sending balloons into Lithuania allegedly to disrupt air traffic, signaling worsening hybrid attacks. Despite limited catastrophic damage so far, officials fear potential for widespread destruction or casualties from miscalculated Russian operations.