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Estonia’s interior minister said Russian aggression in Europe should be treated as state-supported terrorism, not merely “hybrid” attacks. European authorities are investigating recent cyber incidents, including hacks of supermarket refrigerated cabinets, amid a spate of sabotage, arson and other disruptive acts that are believed to be linked to Russia. The minister warned these actions, while short of outright military conflict, are ongoing and constitute direct attacks on critical infrastructure and military or defense-related targets.

Eurogroup president Pierakakis said the group plans to make a swift, flexible decision on the next ECB president.