EU to Retaliate Against Russia Over Drone Attack as Germany Probes Sabotage

🛡️ BRUSSELS — Russia is testing European resolve while Europe's attention is on Hormuz. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: EU retaliation signals against Moscow and simultaneous German sabotage probes suggest a coordinated Russian pressure campaign timed to the Iran war's peak distraction window. Brussels must respond visibly or lose deterrence credibility — but every political capital consumed on Russia is bandwidth withdrawn from Gulf crisis management. Berlin's dual exposure — sabotage at home, LNG shortfall from Hormuz — compounds the pressure.