Cuban dance teacher ordered EU sabotage attacks from Russia

Local authorities in Romania and Lithuania have recorded a series of sabotage incidents that have triggered swift emergency responses. In Romania, a remuneration of $3,000 was advertised for individuals willing to set fire to designated targets, prompting police action. Lithuanian officials reported that a suspect had organized attacks on national soil, describing the acts as terrorist in nature. The pattern of a paid arson incentive in Romania and a coordinated attack plan in Lithuania suggests an organized effort rather than isolated crimes. The combined events have sparked alarm across the EU.

The coordination has been traced to a Cuban dance teacher residing in Russia, alleged to have issued the sabotage orders from that location. Authorities describe the individual as using a dual identity: teaching salsa by day while recruiting and directing operatives at night. The suspect’s Russian base linked the Romanian arson offer and the Lithuanian attack scheme, turning a cultural figure into a node of a network targeting EU interests. United24 Media noted the teacher’s double life, stating that daytime salsa lessons were followed by nocturnal recruitment of saboteurs. The New Voice of Ukraine described a Europe‑wide sabotage network orchestrated from Russian soil, while Inbox.lv identified the individual as organizing terrorist attacks in Lithuania on behalf of the GRU.

Spotmedia.ro reported the $3,000 incentive used to ignite Romanian targets, linking the payment to the teacher’s instructions. An EBU investigation classified the operatives as ‘disposable agents’ directed by Russian intelligence, and dw.com reported that the teacher ordered the EU sabotage attacks from Russia. EU security services have opened coordinated investigations, yet the full scope of the network remains unclear. Authorities will need to determine whether additional operatives are active, what further targets might be planned, and how to disrupt the alleged Russian‑directed chain of command. Future reports will address whether legal action is pursued against the instructor and how member states will reinforce safeguards.