FM: Russia has long waged hybrid war against West

Russia has been waging an undeclared hybrid war against the West for a very long time, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Spolu) said at the opening of the Prague Defence Summit at Prague Castle on Wednesday. According to Lipavský, current talks, including within the so-called Coalition of the Willing, have confirmed the unity of the EU and NATO, as well as continued US engagement in Europe and efforts toward a peace agreement that respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and ensures robust security guarantees. He added that Europeans are assuming a leading role in supporting Ukraine. The minister also pointed to the NATO summit agreement in June to gradually increase defence spending up to five percent of GDP, calling it proof of how seriously member states take collective defence.