EU Considers New 'NATO-Style' Plan to Stop Russian Sabotage

European leaders are looking for tougher ways to fight back against Russian interference and attacks across the continent.

Countries in the European Union are worried. They say Russia is stepping up "sabotage"—that means secret attacks meant to break things, create chaos, or scare people. Because these attacks are happening more often, EU leaders are meeting to talk about a new, stronger response. They want to create a system that works a bit like NATO. NATO is a group of countries that promises to help each other if one of them is attacked. The EU wants to use that same idea for "hybrid" attacks. What is a hybrid attack? It is when a country doesn't just use soldiers on a battlefield. Instead, they might use …