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Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovered in woods, reports say

German intelligence believes a cache of guns found in the woods near Berlin last year was for carrying out assassinations on behalf of Russia, reports say.

Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said federal prosecutors were investigating a suspect in Romania over suspicions of espionage and “the preparation of a serious act of violence threatening the state”.

While refusing to confirm reports of Russian links to the cache, Dobrindt said he could not rule out “the involvement of foreign powers”.

by Blazingcatfur•August 22, 2026August 22, 2026•0•Russia

Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research shows

Canadian researchers using artificial intelligence to track foreign interest in the Alberta separatism debate have found the province’s political discourse is being targeted online by Russian and American interests in both overt and covert ways.

The first data from a study that began last month indicate Russian content farms have been pushing pro-separatist content into online communities and using Canadians to “launder” those messages by sharing such material on their social media feeds, the researchers said.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"Foreign Interference", Alberta, Russia, USA

U.S. Intel Finds Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Limited Incursion

WASHINGTON—Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited assault on an allied country in the next few years, according to new U.S. intelligence reports that posit possible scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale land incursion.

The assessments, described by U.S. officials, come amid a shortfall in certain critical munitions that the military would need to confront Russia or China in a potential future war. The U.S. has severely degraded its stockpile of these weapons because of transfers to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, as well as the U.S. conflict with Iran. Stockpiles at risk include long-range Precision Strike Missiles and Army Tactical Missile Systems, as well as short-range Stinger surface-to-air missiles, other officials said.

No problem, Carney will have us allied with China.

by Blazingcatfur•August 7, 2026August 7, 2026•0•NATO, Russia

Poland rushes to spend billions on military to deter Russia from a direct confrontation with NATO

Poland, with an imminent high-priced military ramp-up, is betting that the cost of peace is cheaper than the price of war with Russia.

In a watershed defence spend, coming from a European Union loan, Warsaw is pouring nearly 44 billion euros ($71 billion) into stepping up its military infrastructure. Why now? That’s obvious for anyone following Moscow’s unyielding provocations.

by Blazingcatfur•August 4, 2026August 3, 2026•0•NATO, Poland, Russia

Moscow restaurant blast a ‘brutal terror attack,’ mayor says

An explosion at a restaurant in central Moscow killed at least three people, including the suspected bomber on Saturday night, authorities said.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described it as a “brutal terrorist attack.”

“Law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the incident. Those responsible for this crime will certainly be found and face the punishment they deserve,” he said in an online post on Sunday.

MOSCOW BOMBING

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Aug 2,2026

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by Blazingcatfur•August 2, 2026August 2, 2026•0•Russia

Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang.

One week ago, three widely respected European news outlets published the results of an investigation into what they described as a “joint plan” by China and Russia to “defeat Elon Musk’s Starlink.”

The story was the product of a long-running inquiry by The Insider, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde. Reporters at those publications said they reviewed a cache of documents detailing growing military cooperation between China and Russia. The documents covered discussions between the nuclear powers on integrated air and missile defense systems, autonomous “swarm” loitering munitions, next-generation armored vehicles, and military aviation, the report said.

by Blazingcatfur•July 20, 2026July 19, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Russia

Seven Months of Moscow’s Drone Incursions—Report

A string of drone incidents in Europe between August 2024 and February 2026 is being treated as a sign of Russian ‘success,’ as part of a coordinated campaign.

This assessment comes from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), which in a new report described the idea of a Moscow-led initiative to test European air defences with UAVs as “highly likely.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 5, 2026July 5, 2026•0•Russia

Russia planning attack on Poland to test Nato resolve, US warns

Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.

Polish critical infrastructure could be targeted by missiles and drones or Russian soldiers could cross the border into Nato territory.

Washington has issued several warnings to Warsaw about the plot, sources close to Karol Nawrocki, the Polish president, told Onet, the Polish news outlet, which, along with The Telegraph, is owned by Axel Springer and is part of its Global Reporters Network.

by Blazingcatfur•July 3, 2026July 3, 2026•0•NATO, Poland, Russia, USA

Senior Defence Official’s Firing Claim Casts a Newspaper Report on Her Op-Ed as a Flashpoint in Her Ouster

OTTAWA — An explosive wrongful-dismissal lawsuit that claims a senior defence official was fired after warning that Ottawa’s anti-American rhetoric was handing a gift to Canada’s real adversaries, China and Russia, casts an article by a veteran Ottawa newspaper reporter as a turning point in the government’s posture toward her — a characterization the reporter firmly rejects.

by Blazingcatfur•June 19, 2026June 19, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Russia, USA

Russian frigate fires warning shots at British yacht in Channel – reports

The Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that a Russian frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich, fired warning shots on Tuesday morning within 500 metres of a British yacht sailing a little over 20 miles south of the Isle of Wight.

No injuries or damage have been reported by the yacht, a pleasure boat, which continued its journey. A boat from HMS Tyne, a patrol vessel, has visited the yacht to gather details and check the crew are safe.

The incident came just days after the UK seized a Russia-linked oil tanker, the Smyrtos, off the coast of the Isle of Wight, the first time British forces have led the seizure of a sanctioned vessel since the start of the war against Ukraine.

by Blazingcatfur•June 16, 2026June 16, 2026•0•Russia, UK

NATO says it stands ready to defend ‘every inch’ of allied territory after Russian drone hits Romania

NATO has said it stands ready to defend “every inch” of allied territory and condemned the “recklessness” of Russia, after a Russian drone struck an apartment block in eastern Romania overnight.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte telephoned Romanian President Nicușor Dan to convey the alliance’s “absolute solidarity” and his thoughts for those injured in the strike, the former Dutch prime minister said in a post on social media.

by Blazingcatfur•May 29, 2026May 29, 2026•0•NATO, Russia

Russia is already waging war against us, Polish general says

Russia is already waging war on Poland, and Nato must respond more forcefully to its next attack, a senior Polish general has said.

Poland shot down Russian drones deep inside its airspace last autumn, while Moscow-linked hackers have attacked government infrastructure and ministries of thousands of times — including a cyber-assault that sought to cripple the power grid in midwinter.

by Blazingcatfur•May 1, 2026April 30, 2026•0•NATO, Poland, Russia

Europeans Dream of Throwing Themselves into the Jaws of the Russian Bear

Some ideas refuse to die. One of these is the notion of a European “reversal of alliances” into the arms of Russia. The phrase refers to the unexpected decoupling from former allies, accompanied by an unexpected alliance with former enemies. In 1756, Austria, which had always been an ally of Great Britain, instead allied with its longtime foe, France. Meanwhile, Great Britain and its old enemy, Prussia, became allies — resulting in the Seven Years’ War.

You hear it in Europe from the “new right” and the far left — at conferences where people swoon over “multipolarity” and in the corridors of Germany’s Bundestag, where desperate industrialists plead for Russia’s Gazprom to reopen its taps.

If this reversal of alliances was possible in 1756, why not in 2026?

I’m sure Carney has bought in.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•EU, Europe, Russia

Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Vladimir Putin has openly defied Sir Keir Starmer’s threat to seize sanctioned Russian vessels by sending a warship to escort them through the Channel.

The Admiral Grigorovich, a Black Sea fleet frigate, accompanied a pair of shadow fleet ships on Wednesday while a British naval vessel followed behind.

Positioned on the Royal Charlotte, a boat almost 10 miles from Dover, The Telegraph observed Putin’s flotilla cruising past the south coast while RFA Tideforce, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker, trailed in their wake.

by Blazingcatfur•April 9, 2026April 8, 2026•0•Russia, UK

Trump doesn’t need to leave Nato. The threat itself boosts Russia

Before invading all of Ukraine in 2022, President Putin demanded the withdrawal of Nato forces from member states that were once part of the Kremlin’s sphere of influence.

Such a move would have left countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland more vulnerable to a Russian attack. Nato itself would also have been weakened, perhaps fatally. Unsurprisingly, the military alliance rejected Putin’s ultimatum.

Four years on, President Trump has given Putin hope that his demands might, at least partially, be met. Furious that Nato members in Europe will not assist the US attack on Iran, Trump said on Wednesday that he was “absolutely” considering withdrawing from the alliance.

by Blazingcatfur•April 3, 2026April 2, 2026•0•NATO, Russia, USA