EU General Clancy on Russian Threat: A Primer Tensions between Russia and the European Union have been escalating for years, prompting EU officials to sound the alarm about Moscow's growing threat.
At the heart of this concern is Russia's military strategy, which combines conventional warfare with cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.
The context for this concern dates back to 2014, when Ukraine's pro Russian president Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in a popular uprising.