Daniela Richterova

“The intensity of military sites being attacked we've seen over the past couple of weeks is unusual,”

Daniela Richterova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Richterova noted that the recent concentration of attacks on military sites across Europe is unusual.

“I think it could result in a big attack,”

Daniela Richterova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Richterova expressed concern that ongoing sabotage could escalate into a major attack that NATO would be forced to respond to.

“We've basically seen Ukraine take the war to Russia and strike deep inside Russian territory…They [Moscow] are under pressure, they have to do something.”

Daniela Richterova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Richterova linked the spike in sabotage to Ukraine striking deep inside Russian territory and Moscow feeling pressured to respond.

“I think we are still in the grey zone between the two, but the kind of attacks we've seen in the past weeks shrink that zone,”

Daniela Richterova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Richterova assessed that recent attacks are shrinking the grey zone between peacetime sabotage and wartime escalation.

“And I think that increases the risk of what happens next.”

Daniela Richterova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Richterova warned that shrinking the grey zone between peace and war increases the risk of escalation.

“Then Nato, in this heightened security environment, would not be able to ignore that, and have to react.”

Daniela Richterova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Richterova warned that NATO would be unable to ignore a major sabotage-caused attack and would have to react in the current security environment.