Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal immigration and other issues to undermine the bloc, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Russia poses a broad threat to the security of the European Union, as it could use illegal immigration and other issues to undermine the EU. Source: Meloni at a meeting of the leaders of Italy in Finland,

Russia’s weaponisation of illegal immigration and its relentless efforts to manipulate and influence public opinion with its focus on undermining democratic norms within the European Union pose a continuing and subversive threat to overall EU security,