EU countries must equip themselves to deter Russia ‘from considering an attack on Europe,’ Romania’s President Nicusor Dan said on Thursday ahead of his participation in the European Council meeting.

‘In my estimation, we have been facing a hybrid war for at least ten years. We are seeing provocations all along the eastern border of the Union. It is no surprise that we must prepare. We need to equip ourselves in order to deter Russia from considering an attack on Europe. For the moment, my message is for people to remain calm, because we are economically much stronger than Russia, and if we prepare properly, there is no such danger,’ the head of state said.

He added that hybrid threats remain a ‘concern’ for the European Council. AGERPRES