# Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option | Elisabeth Braw

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-11-07T05:00:02+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/07/freezer-meltdowns-airline-hoaxes-greyzone-aggression-europe
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/freezer-meltdowns-and-airline-hoaxes-are-a-taste-of-things-to-come-hop-afacb9/

Acts of greyzone aggression aim to spread panic. Europe has to show the saboteurs that we are resilient It was as though a ghostly hand had switched the settings on supermarket freezers across Europe from “freeze” to “defrost”. From Finland to Ireland, they suddenly began heating up , many reaching 50C and food worth millions of euros had to be thrown away. But no actual hand was needed to cause t

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