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Kallas warns of Russian-linked hybrid attacks after AfD election victory
Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said the AfD’s success in the Saxony-Anhalt election had strengthened circles that ignore the threats of hybrid attacks against Europe. The AfD won 43.8 percent of the vote in the elections held on September 6 but failed to secure a majority to form a government on its own.
The AfD’s result in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament election has brought the debate over hybrid attack threats in Europe back into focus. Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said the party’s success had strengthened circles that do not take these threats seriously.
Kallas answered questions about the election result at a news conference in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, held with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius. Saying that European Union countries are democratic states where elections are held, Kallas also referred to the attacks in Leipzig and various acts of sabotage.
Kallas said these actions, for which responsibility was attributed to Russia, showed that the threat of hybrid attacks was approaching Europe. Warning that Europe could be too late in responding to the threats if it failed to take sufficient steps toward deterrence and protection, Kallas said circles that ignore these threats were gaining strength.
“We see circles that say, ‘This threat does not concern us, so we should do nothing,’ gaining strength. I am concerned that if we do not take sufficient steps to deter the threats and protect ourselves, we could find ourselves in a situation where we wake up far too late.”
Lithuanian Prime Minister Sinkevičius also said he found the election result concerning. Sinkevičius said the result would not significantly change cooperation between Lithuania and Germany and that Berlin would continue its strategic partnership with Vilnius.
The AfD came first in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament elections held on September 6, receiving 43.8 percent of the vote. The party failed to secure the majority needed to form a government on its own.
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