"People in Africa support Putin. They say Putin saved Donbass," Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at a NATO public forum on Thursday, RT reports.
His comments come amid closer ties between Russia and various African countries in many areas, including security. Some West African countries have ended their anti-terrorism security agreements with Western countries and turned to Russia for assistance.
He called for a new approach to defense focusing on information warfare rather than traditional military tactics.
“We need a separate army. We need people to monitor the networks and people to explain what's going on, reprogram listeners and give them the right information to prevent interference in election processes," he said.
Borrell, who was in Washington to attend NATO's 75th anniversary summit, argued that it was important to focus on "information warfare", conducted not on the physical battlefield but within people's minds. .
He claimed, "We don't need to drop bombs or deploy tanks; we need to broadcast news and occupy cyberspace. The EU is very active in this area."
His comments come amid closer ties between Russia and various African countries in many areas, including security. Some West African countries have ended their anti-terrorism security agreements with Western countries and turned to Russia for assistance.
He called for a new approach to defense focusing on information warfare rather than traditional military tactics.
“We need a separate army. We need people to monitor the networks and people to explain what's going on, reprogram listeners and give them the right information to prevent interference in election processes," he said.
Borrell, who was in Washington to attend NATO's 75th anniversary summit, argued that it was important to focus on "information warfare", conducted not on the physical battlefield but within people's minds. .
He claimed, "We don't need to drop bombs or deploy tanks; we need to broadcast news and occupy cyberspace. The EU is very active in this area."
