Europe’s Leaders Gather After Weeks of Bomb Threats, Cyberattacks
Summary
Forty-eight leaders were invited to a European Political Community meeting in Ireland focused on defending democracy, after a series of bomb threats, cyberattacks and airspace incursions across Europe. The meetings are also expected to address Ukraine, as U.S.-brokered negotiations take place and officials discuss suspected hybrid attacks, which can include cyberattacks, sabotage and information campaigns.Key Facts
- The European Political Community was established in 2022 as a forum for countries inside and outside the European Union.
- The EPC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, followed by an informal European Council meeting on Friday.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin on Wednesday.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Several European media outlets received hoax bomb threats on November 6, after bomb scares on flights across Europe.
- At least six countries reported that hackers targeted supermarket refrigerators and freezers; French officials also said cyberattacks targeted blood banks.
- European officials have reported drone and missile incursions into their airspace, which some say may test NATO’s response.
- The article says no state or organization had been formally accused of ordering the recent bomb hoaxes.
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