NATO is moving to disrupt Russia's hybrid attacks before they land by bringing in private companies and military assets to counter everything from sabotage to drone incursions, a key strategist at the alliance told POLITICO. “The aim of it is to stop playing whack-a-mole,” James Appathurai, NATO’s deputy assistant secretary general for innovation, hybrid and cyber, said in an interview. “Russia’s hybrid campaign is substantial, growing and not going to stop, regardless of what happens in