Russia’s ‘disposable’ saboteurs spread chaos across Europe

Stirring tensions and eroding support for Ukraine “is part of the logic of low-level [Russian] sabotage, even when the physical damage itself is limited”, said Kinga Redlowska, an ­expert on illicit finance and security who co-authored the report..."Europe has been relatively slow to recognise these incidents as part of a co-ordinated sabotage campaign...Money moves quickly, especially via crypto and informal cash services, while legal and cross-border co-operation processes move slowly. Even failed or low-impact attacks still achieve Russian objectives by creating fear, draining security resources and testing response thresholds.”