Russia sends drones and gathers intelligence data that can support the Russian sabotage campaign in Europe, or help Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dimitrij Pieskov denied this information on Thursday, calling it “fake news”.
The “New York Times” claims that the United States and Germany officials were to discuss Russian sabotage efforts, including information that resulted in the arrest of three Ukrainians in May, accused of a plot for Russia. The American newspaper notes that the Russian sabotage campaign led to a fire of warehouses in Great Britain, attempts to take over the cables at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, an attack on a dam in Norway and “a whole range of operations to bring the war in Ukraine to the heart of Europe and undermine support for Kiev”.
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Experts and representatives of intelligence of Western countries say that Russian sabotage activities, which were particularly intense last year, in 2025 significantly weakened. This is to be partly due to the exacerbation of security in Europe and the European interviews to prevent attacks by European interviews. An additional factor is increased diplomatic activities aimed at negotiating the end of the war in Ukraine.
Less sabotage actions due to peace negotiations
Seth Jones, which analyzes this issue for the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies, indicates that “circumstances make it difficult for the Russians to act.” – But it also makes sense to suppose that the Russians are a little more cautious because of the negotiations – he adds.
Jones and Western officials indicate that The information collected thanks to the drones could help Russia if she decided to get sabotage actions again. Russia is also trying to determine which companies produce weapons for Ukraine and how it is delivered there.
The Institute of Strategic Research in the August report decided that this year fewer sabotage operations were carried out, but the threat continues due to Europe's problems with developing a coordinated response. Western officials point out that Although Russian intelligence operations are alertly observed, Russia is still able to recruit people to conduct attacks in Europe.
