(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, FEB 11 - NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, reiterated that there is a real risk of an armed conflict in Europe given that the number of troops bordering Ukraine "rise" and the reaction times for a possible attack "come down".
But the head of the Alliance also warned that the danger is not confined to a "full military invasion" but to "hybrid actions", including "cybernetic" ones, or an attempt to "overthrow the Kiev government".
Stoltenberg - in Romania to welcome US troops at the Constanta base - underlined the high number of Russian intelligence agents present in Ukraine.
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"This is why the presence of American troops in Romania is so important, it sends a message of unity to Russia", stressed (ANSA).