UK, Germany launch joint counter-sabotage, cyber partnership amid Russian hybrid threat

Britain and Germany will formalize a bilateral partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks, announced ahead of a meeting between PM Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. Both leaders have recently warned of Russian hybrid threats, marking a coordinated Western response to persistent low-level aggression. The initiative signals deeper defense and security cooperation between the two European powers, though specific operational details remain undisclosed.