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Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say

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Source published: 6 Sept 2026, 13:02 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

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Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say

Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week. The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to N...

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3 Sept 2026, 20:08 CEST → 6 Sept 2026, 13:02 CEST
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