{"id":1407487,"date":"2026-07-13T21:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1407487"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:22:26","slug":"starmer-calls-for-stronger-sanctions-pressure-on-russia-warns-of-more-hybrid-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/starmer-calls-for-stronger-sanctions-pressure-on-russia-warns-of-more-hybrid-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer Calls for Stronger Sanctions Pressure on Russia, Warns of More Hybrid Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for increased pressure on Russia through tougher sanctions and warned that the Kremlin is likely to intensify its hybrid warfare campaign following the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking after the summit, Starmer said allies must continue strengthening sanctions to increase pressure on Moscow.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must put more pressure on Russia by strengthening sanctions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British prime minister welcomed the European Union&#8217;s introduction of its first package of cyber sanctions, saying the new measures would help target criminal groups involved in cyberattacks.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, the European Union presented its first package of cyber sanctions, and we will be able to increase this pressure against criminal groups engaged in cybercrime,\u201d Starmer said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also warned that Russia is expected to escalate hybrid operations against Europe as pressure on the Kremlin continues to mount.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can expect another escalation from Putin in terms of hybrid attacks,\u201d Starmer said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks came as Western allies continue expanding sanctions against Russia while stepping up efforts to counter cyber threats, sabotage, and other forms of hybrid warfare linked to the Kremlin.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-holds-strongest-battlefield-position-since-start-of-full-scale-war-zelenskyy-says\/\">Ukraine Holds Strongest Battlefield Position Since Start of Full-Scale War, Zelenskyy Says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for increased pressure on Russia through &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1407494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51,36415,53,55,50,36572],"tags":[76,78,72925,72926,72928],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1407487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-zelenskyy-in-europe","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid","tag-sanctions-on-russia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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