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Beatrice Rosen wrote that one seemed better informed by consulting X than Lecornu, who was attending a live communication briefing at 11:13 PM where the afternoon's looting was being explained to him. She described the situation as incredible, a nightmare, and surreal. #information #pillage #actualité (translated)

In the last fifteen days, the attacks have resulted in the deaths of five boys and two girls. During a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Ricardo Pires stated that attacks against Palestinians have continued "in the context of the ongoing blockade" of the Gaza Strip. "At least another 33 minors have suffered serious injuries." Pires emphasized that conditions are expected to worsen in the coming winter months, marking the fourth consecutive year that Palestinian children will have to live in uninhabitable and inhumane conditions. #Gaza #DirittiUmani #BambiniInGuerra (translated)

During the briefing after the European Council summit in Brussels, Tusk was asked about the words of former head of the National Security Bureau Jacek Siewiera, who said in an interview on Radio Zet, among other things, that this winter one should expect a "fundamental accord" in the hybrid war being waged by Russia against Europe. #eskalacja #wojnahybrydowa #granice (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that a senior official at the White House told Fox News that Katie Zacharia was leaving her position as spokesperson after holding just one briefing with the press. According to the post, Donald Trump had just told reporters that Zacharia should reconsider taking on the role. The site also reported that Zacharia was at the center of controversy for presenting herself as a lawyer without having passed the bar exam in California. Zacharia explained that she had not retaken it due to family reasons and for having worked in Beijing. Between April 2025 and September 2026, she referred to herself as a lawyer in at least 15 posts and interviews, despite previous requests not to use that title. #CasaBianca #politica #giustizia (translated)

At the moment, we do not know the exact number of injured. We know that among the victims are children - At the moment, we do not know the exact number of injured. We know that among the victims are children - said police spokesperson in Bend, Sheila Miller, during a media briefing. #strzelanina #szkoła #Oregon (translated)

Retired Colonel Maciej Korowaj assessed that the 17.1 trillion rubles earmarked for defense in the Russian budget for 2027 does not constitute a barrier to mobilization, but it does not signal it either. He pointed out that the overt mobilization stance remains marginal, and the contract model is exhausting its social base. In his opinion, part of the increase in defense spending may stem from transferring payments for the wounded and the families of the deceased to this sector, which were previously included in a classified section called "Social Policy." This would mean that part of the growth finances the costs of losses, rather than new capabilities. Korowaj wrote that, regardless of the budget, Russia's legal-administrative capacity to mobilize people is increasing. He noted that a decree from December 30, 2025, directed contract reservists to protect critical facilities in 2026, and a decree from July 27, 2026, increased the armed forces' personnel by 25,000, to 1,535,000 soldiers. According to him, this was the third such increase in the year, formally tied to the creation of military-construction units. He also referenced an assessment by the Ukrainian HUR that Russia aims to recruit about 600,000 people in 2026–2027, utilizing the electronic register and digital summonses, which would enable mobilization without public announcement. Korowaj identified the system's capacity as the main limitation. He wrote that Russian losses currently amount to 30,000–35,000 killed or wounded per month, and according to NATO estimates, most recruits still end up on the front lines as reinforcements. With an intake of about 30,000 people per month, the army, in his opinion, is essentially restoring its personnel rather than creating surpluses for new formations. Citing OSINT, he noted that 4,799 out of 7,342 pre-war tanks stored in depots had been used, leaving about 19% remaining. Korowaj assessed that in the short term, it would be possible to draft several hundred thousand people as reinforcements and rear echelon personnel, but not quickly create a second army capable of maneuver warfare. He emphasized that mass mobilization would require the identification, selection, training, and equipping of hundreds of thousands of individuals, while the military apparatus is busy sustaining the front. He also referred to a report by Andrei Belousov for Vladimir Putin from December 2025: in 2025, five divisions, 13 brigades, and 30 regiments were to be formed, while four divisions, 14 brigades, and 39 regiments were planned for 2026. He pointed to the establishment of the 44th Army Corps in Karelia, the elevation of brigades to the rank of divisions, including the 71st Guards Mechanized Division on the Kola Peninsula, and a rocket brigade with Iskanders. In his view, these formations mainly consisted of conscripts and trained reinforcements. He added that according to Finnish sources, the expansion of bases in Petrozavodsk, Pechenga, and Baltiysk would enable the support of 80,000–115,000 soldiers only after the war in Ukraine concludes. Korowaj agreed with the ISW assessment that, in the short term, ground operations against NATO are unlikely, as the majority of Russia's potential is engaged in Ukraine. He also cited a report from a closed NATO briefing in Ankara, during which an Alliance representative purportedly spoke about the re-establishment of the Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, at least one new corps, and three divisions, but also mentioned a lack of signs of an intention to conduct a rapid attack. He concluded that the budget finances a long war with Ukraine and creates opportunities for the period after it is frozen, but it does not indicate preparations for an attack on NATO or a withdrawal of the Kremlin from such an option. #Rosja #wojna #defensywa (translated)

Max Hübner wrote that Zbigniew Bogucki calmly appeared at the briefing regarding the attempt to take over the Constitutional Tribunal by Tusk and Berek, which the author described as illegal. He claimed that Bogucki had been presenting legal arguments for 15 minutes indicating violations of the law and the possibility of holding both criminally responsible and imprisonment. Hübner used an offensive term towards them. https://t.co/nEj0eNGIOi #Polska #Prawo #TK (translated)

"The agreement between Trump and Putin regarding diesel is a significant change in American politics and yet another blow to the collective West. Perhaps it will happen again that America will model itself and treat Ukraine differently. It is illogical that the Trump-Putin agreement will quickly help the American market and reduce oil prices, which is important to Trump now before the elections. I think it is too late for that. It seems to me that the U.S. has once again shown that it can no longer be relied upon in the same way as it has been for the last 80 years. We have entered a new age, a new epoch," says historian Prof. Dr. Tvrtko Jakovina, a professor at the Department of History of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, in a briefing. #Sukob #EU #Irak (translated)

The author said they had visited the Army Command in Mikkeli and inspected NATO exercise Steadfast Duel 2026, which they said involved all 32 NATO allies. They thanked officials for the briefings and discussions and said collective defence readiness was at a high level. https://t.co/vVlYfggFFa #NATO #Defence #MilitaryExercise #FI #NATO

Jiri Jicha wrote that Andy Burnham confirmed after a briefing with intelligence services the direct involvement of the Kremlin in the Brexit referendum in 2016. According to Jicha, Burnham warned Berlin and Paris that Russia is similarly attempting to influence their countries. He described Brexit as an abuse of the British state by foreign intelligence services and claimed that Britain is still paying for it with industrial collapse, chaos, and rising prices. #Brexit #Rusko #Zpravodajství (translated)