European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing increasingly desperate, and Europe should be prepared for potential incidents on its own territory as a result.
"Provocations are also increasing against the Baltics and the eastern flank," he said at the European Defence and Security Summit in Brussels on Tuesday.
Kubilius referred to the killing last week of Russian dissident Semyon Skrepetsky, who was living in Poland, claiming he was targeted "because of his paintings about Putin".
"Unfortunately, there may be more such attacks — and even worse ones. Not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe," Kubilius said.
Skrepetsky, 44, whose legal name was Robert Kuzovkov, was killed on 8 June in a town in eastern Poland near the Belarusian border.
