Xinhua English — The West discusses defense in "hybrid warfare" threats

Western countries discussed "hybrid warfare" threats in Munich on Friday, accusing Russia of using multiple conventional and unconventional tools of warfare in the Ukrainian crisis. 

Experts, however, believe the West itself is exploiting new cyber war tactics to corner Russia… 

As defined by the West, hybrid warfare entails a combination of multiple conventional and unconventional tools of warfare, including regular military forces, irregular forces, support of local unrest, cyber attacks and economic warfare. 

In Friday's discussion, Philip Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, accused Russia of using diplomatic pressure, information campaign, economic coercion and other elements of national power in its conflicts with Ukraine and the West.But in the opinion of some experts, the West itself was doing what it claimed as new threats to Russia.

"The West is taking advantage of its financial structure, energy structure and media power to coerce Russia, hurting its economy, damaging its reputation and causing enormous losses," said Gu Xuewu, director of Center for Global Studies in Bonn University in Germany, in an interview with Xinhua.…

Some chutzpah. Worthy of George Orwell.

Xinhua English
The West discusses defense in "hybrid warfare" threats

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