France to summon Russia's ambassador over "sabotage and espionage in a dozen European countries"

Key Points:

• France's foreign minister announced that Russia's ambassador in Paris would be summoned over a large-scale cyber campaign across Europe, with sanctions imposed on nine individuals and four entities linked to the FSB, Russia's main intelligence agency.
• The cyberattacks targeted companies, government ministries, and service operators in a dozen European countries, aiming to capture information or sabotage operations, including rail infrastructure in Poland.
• The European Union condemned Russia's "malicious cyber ecosystem," sanctioning individuals and entities connected to the FSB and GRU for infiltrating governmental networks and sabotaging critical infrastructure across multiple member states.
• The UK government also imposed sanctions on 24 individuals and entities for cyber and hybrid operations attributed to Russia, amid broader concerns about Russian hostile activities in Europe.
• These developments coincided with a summit in Paris of Ukraine's allies, while Russia dismissed the group as a "coalition of warmongers," and incidents like drone sightings and airspace incursions have further heightened tensions.