MAGA – RUSSIA LINKS: THE KREMLIN IS SAYING THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD. Kirill Dmitriev openly tries to sell Putinism to MAGA as an alliance of “Christianity,” “traditional values,” “strong borders” and “truth.” So I ask him directly: MR KIRILL DMITRIEV — HOW CHRISTIAN IS YOUR https://t.co/BxC6Dr3Lm2 #MAGA #Putinism #Christianity #RU
@EwanMacKenna I side with German democracy over Russian autocracy. You of course are free to back the Kremlin if you so choose, but we are part of the west whether you like it or not. The vast majority of our people want it that way. #GermanDemocracy #RussianAutocracy #WesternValues #DE #RU
The Russian legislative elections in September create increased pressure on the Kremlin, as Vladimir Putin juggles between increasing repression and the desire for peace among the population, while fighting to ensure legitimacy and voter turnout in the polls. (translated)
A German entrepreneur in the defense sector, Stefan Thumann, warns that Germany and Russia are at war due to sabotage operations orchestrated by the Kremlin, claiming that he has been forced to live in hiding after an assassination attempt. (translated)
Germany officially accuses Russia of attempting to carry out an attack at Leipzig airport, while tensions rise between the Kremlin and NATO, which expresses solidarity with Berlin. (translated)
Russia’s recent attacks on Germany - no longer merely “hybrid” - are making Berlin even more hawkish. Chancellor Merz’s reference to de Custine earlier this year, describing Russia as a country “of the deepest depths of barbarism,” is not a change Kremlin would have expected. #Russia #Germany #Barbarism #RU #DE
Russia is a threat not only to Ukraine, but to the whole of Europe. The Leipzig incident is another stark example of Moscow’s increasingly brazen and dangerous actions on European soil. The Kremlin wants to intimidate Europe and weaken our support for Ukraine. It will not #RussiaThreat #SupportUkraine #EuropeUnited #RU #UA #EU
🚨❗️Another arms factories has been set on fire in Poland. This two cases bear all the hallmarks of Russian sabotage. It appears that the Kremlin is seeking to undermine military production capabilities in Europe. The latest incidents in Poland fit into Russia’s broader https://t.co/TZcA1XyzIC #Poland #RussianSabotage #MilitaryProduction #PL #RU
Vladimir Putin fears he might be "hanged for the failure in Ukraine and plans to escalate the war, according to a source close to the Kremlin." (translated)
The analysis suggests that Vladimir Putin might be tempted to escalate the war in Ukraine out of fear of losing his power and life, considering the internal and external challenges that Russia is facing. (translated)
Seen from the Kremlin, the situation is intolerable: NATO countries are inflicting strategic blows on Russia’s economy and military capacity, without paying much of a price. “There is an asymmetry in terms of the ability to inflict pain and extract costs by Russia from the West #Russia #NATO #Geopolitics #RU #NATO
32 years ago, the last Russian troops left Estonian soil and we secured our independence in full. Russia’s imperial project failed. Yet three decades later, its ambitions endure. The full‑scale assault on Ukraine is only one manifestation of the Kremlin’s drive to seize what #Estonia #Ukraine #Kremlin #EE #RU #UA
The Wall Street Journal reports that increased support for Ukraine from Western countries is diminishing Russia's military advantage and prompting the Kremlin to escalate hybrid attacks against Ukraine's allies in an effort to destabilize European leaders and economies. #Ukraina #Venemaa #hübriidsõda
In France and Germany, the highest-polling parties are pro-Kremlin. The worse of the two is definitely Germany’s AfD, which is full of Russia apologists and neo-Nazis. One of its biggest supporters is Elon Musk, and many of its members have visited Russia and Russian-occupied #Germany #AfD #ProKremlin #FR #DE #RU
The secret visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow was motivated by the risks of a new mobilization in Russia and the Kremlin's intention to test NATO's resolve through a limited attack, in the context of tensions between Russia and the West. (translated)
Ilan Șor, a Moldovan oligarch wanted for fraud, has developed an innovative financial system designed to circumvent international sanctions, thus becoming a key figure for the Kremlin and for maintaining Russia's trade links. (translated)
Russia tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on the same day that the Kremlin admitted that peace negotiations with Ukraine are completely stalled. (translated)
The Kremlin has declared that negotiations with Ukraine to end the war are stalled and that there are no new ideas in the process, despite Russia continuing to insist on conditions that Kiev refuses to accept. (translated)
The Kremlin has acknowledged that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are completely stalled, with no new proposals, according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov. (translated)
