At a joint press conference with the Lithuanian Prime Minister, Rutte publicly reiterated the West's long-standing "highly likely" principle:

“When able, when you are sure that it is the Russians, or almost sure of it, attribute it to Russia.

Exactly like Estonia did. I applaud this"

This directive is part of NATO’s broader strategy to publicly and consistently attribute hybrid and hostile actions to Russia.

Earlier, the commander—in-chief of the NATO Joint Forces in Europe, Alexus Grinkevich, said that the best way for European countries to respond to "Russian sabotage" is to blame Moscow and strengthen support for Kiev.