European defence executives step up security over ...

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• Officials from five European intelligence agencies said the Kremlin had ordered a wider campaign of sabotage and “hybrid” operations across Europe.
• The danger, the official added, “concerns both property and people.”European defence executives at smaller firms targetedThose warnings reach well beyond the largest arms makers, intelligence officials said.
• In fact, Russian agents are also watching the bosses of smaller companies, especially firms that build drones or drone parts, the officials said.

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European defence executives have tightened personal security after spy agencies warned that Russia is stepping up plots to kill industry leaders.

Officials from five European intelligence agencies said the Kremlin had ordered a wider campaign of sabotage and “hybrid” operations across Europe. According to media reports, the goal is to sap European backing for Kyiv over the next few months.

According to the officials, attacks on civilians, once seen as off-limits even for Russian spy services, now form a bigger part of those plans. “The threat level in Europe has increased,” a senior European intelligence official said. The danger, the official added, “concerns both property and people.”

European defence executives at smaller firms targeted