NATO and EU to work together to counter Crimea-style 'hybrid' warfare


NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference at the NATO Foreign Minister's Meeting in Antalya, Turkey, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk

ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) - NATO and the EU agreed on Thursday to work together more to counter "hybrid warfare", the blend of unidentified troops, propaganda and economic pressure that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini also briefed NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey on her plans for an EU operation to destroy boats used to smuggle thousands of migrants from Libya to Europe. NATO said it would consider any request for help with the operation but the EU had not so far made any.

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