EU-NATO MEETING LIVE | Ursula von der Leyen & Mark Rutte Address Russian Hybrid Threats

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BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met at the European Commission on Wednesday to deliver joint remarks focusing on strengthening security cooperation and countering escalating Russian hybrid threats. The high-level meeting follows Germany's formal attribution of an attempted explosive-laden drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 4, 2026, to Russian state-backed actors. In response to the sabotage attempt—which targeted a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft used for NATO strategic airlift operations—Berlin ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate-General in Bonn and the Russian House cultural centre in Berlin. Von der Leyen and Rutte reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with Germany, pledging coordinated European and allied countermeasures, tighter entry controls, increased pressure on Russia's shadow fleet, and the preparation of additional European Union sanctions to deter Moscow's ongoing campaigns o

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