Europe awakens to the threat of sabotage by Russian agents

Russian agents may have sabotaged or spied on critical infrastructure, including military facilities, say experts, raising security levels in Europe

Data cables severed in northern France in April 2022.

Suspicion has fallen on Russia over a series of confirmed or apparent acts of sabotage and espionage that took place late last year in western Europe, experts say, with European countries increasingly taking measures in response.

The acts came after two events that hurt Russian interests. In September,…