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Kaja Kallas Warns Russia Plans EU Sabotage Attacks

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC · How we work

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned in Belgium that Russia plans sabotage attacks against European democracies.
She presented an “Emergency Protocol” to EU defense ministers, mirroring NATO Article 5 and EU Treaty Article 42.7.
Kallas urged the EU to boost naval Operation Aspides with more ships to protect Red Sea routes.
Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles said Spain will not add vessels to Aspides, staying in Operation Atalanta.

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Historical Context

On September 11, 2001, NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time after the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attacks. President George W. Bush secured commitments from 19 NATO members, pledging over 2,000 troops to Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom. Kaja Kallas’s 2024 Emergency Protocol echoes that collective defense model, urging EU ministers to treat Russian sabotage threats like a NATO-Article-5 scenario. If the EU matches the 2001 alliance response, expanded naval forces could deter attacks on Red Sea shipping and reinforce trans-Atlantic security ties.

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Story summary

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned in Belgium that Russia plans sabotage attacks against European democracies.
She presented an “Emergency Protocol” to EU defense ministers, mirroring NATO Article 5 and EU Treaty Article 42.7.
Kallas urged the EU to boost naval Operation Aspides with more ships to protect Red Sea routes.
Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles said Spain will not add vessels to Aspides, staying in Operation Atalanta.

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