North Korea is preparing to deploy a missile unit to western Russia that could operate up to 120 ballistic missiles for strikes on Ukraine. The move would mark another major escalation in military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. www.kyivpost.com/post/81746

North Korea May Deploy Missile Unit to Russia for Strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv Intel Warns

The deployment would mark a significant expansion of military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, which has already supplied Russia with artillery shells, troops and ballistic missiles.

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A couple of weeks ago, Serbian police stopped a truck at the border to Hungary. Explosives were found, journalists also talk about connections to Russian secret services on the phone of the driver. Truck was headed to Bavaria, Germany.

Kampf mit Kette@kampfmitkette.bsky.social · 6h ago

Bezüglich dem vermeintlichen Sprengstoff an der Drohne, aus der aktuellen Zeit Ausgabe. www.zeit.de/2026/34/stef...

No. It is neither truly sovereign (without significant support by China, it can't achieve anything) nor does it possess anything the rest of the world wants to adapt. It is not massive enough that it can simply dominate the world through scale of anything, but has significant potential as an

Judah Grunstein@judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 7h ago

Is Russia a great power? Is it a pole in the global order? For both, whether yes or no, why?

When you put morons in charge, this is what happens

George Pearkes@peark.es · 7h ago

"As part of the partnership, Patel has brought officials from China's Ministry of Public Security, or MPS, to multiple FBI facilities in the United States to share ​intelligence and investigative information."

Some quotes from me on the search for German chokepoints vis à vis China and the broader challenge the EU faces in tackling the China earthquake for European industry. www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

What would a German audit for Chinese supply chain dependencies find?

Although many analysts deem the search long overdue, they warn that German leverage would be both hard to implement and short-lived.

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What Euan said. Trump's strategic idiocy makes it too easy for Dems to ignore the list of strategic blunders of their own Presidents around flashpoints from Ghouta, to Crimea, to Helmand to Scarborough Shoal

A drone carrying an explosive package and detonator was found near a parked Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

We can't even manage providing Ukraine with sufficient interceptors to survive the winter without a humanitarian catastrophe. I like thinking ahead, but in war you might want to take it step by step and remind yourself of the strategic goal before you engage in feel-good nonsense without any impact.

Marcel Dirsus@marceldirsus.com · 10h ago

It's just amazing how much time and political capital Europeans invested in discussing an imaginary peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. And for what? The French and Germans and Brits won't go to war with Russia over Ukraine anyway. Use whatever resources you have to get more guns to Ukraine. And faster

Man, if Putin had told Trump exactly what he wanted the US to do to help Iran and Russia and hurt Ukraine, it would have been exactly what Trump did in his war. This is a Russian strategic dream we are watching.

Attention: new original data source unlocked! Based on federal budget reports, I estimated the number of Russian troops in Ukraine, both mobilized and contract soldiers. The numbers are based on different salary top-ups that Russian troops in Ukraine receive. janiskluge.substack.com/p/the-compos...

Is Russia helping Iran? Duh Is China helping Russia? Duh Is it possible for too many western analysts to live in the delusion that China Russia and Iran can be separated/played against each other? Duh www.reuters.com/world/middle...

EXCLUSIVE: Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, sa...

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5 months ago.

Securitas@securitas.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I wonder how many vital resources the US military will burn through in a bombing campaign against Iran that might achieve nothing of substance while the real threats (China and Russia) continue to build up.

CNN is reporting munitions shortages influenced Trump’s decision to cancel the large-scale attack on Iran. Nothing to do with impending talks. It seems Trump has left the US in no position to fight a war.

If enacted, would overturn 250 years of American commitment to freedom of navigation.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump on Strait of Hormuz tolls: "If anybody is gonna charge, we'll charge. We have total control." (Trump moments ago said he's negotiating with Iran to reopen the strait ... )

Courtesy of @kampfmitkette.bsky.social

Dmitry Grozoubinski@explaintrade.com · yesterday

Checking in with Elbridge Colby who assured me that the US couldn't spare a single bullet for Ukraine because they were all needed to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

It’s going to be fun 5-10 years. And when I say fun I mean excruciatingly painful, costly, and turbulent.

Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · yesterday

Iran has now gobbled up nearly all U.S. ATACMS and PrSM ballistic missiles, plus half of Tomahawk cruise missiles and a very considerable share of the THAAD and Patriot interceptors, sources tell @reuters.com’s Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay, and Michael Stone. www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

Checking in with Elbridge Colby who assured me that the US couldn't spare a single bullet for Ukraine because they were all needed to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

George Pearkes@peark.es · yesterday

Okay Reuters on a heater this morning *US ARMY USED 'VIRTUALLY ALL' LONG-RANGE PRECISION MISSILES:RTRS

As Europe migration debate rages, Bologna businessman's death highlights human cost reut.rs/4w6yXFc

As Europe migration debate rages, Bologna businessman's death highlights human cost

When tens of thousands of would-be migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week, Italy's right-wing prime minister Giorgia Meloni promptly said she would suspend a free-movement accord with Spain, even though Ceuta is excluded from the pact.

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“Kyiv may be in the best position in the war since 2022, but the Kremlin believes it will crush the will of Ukraine & its friends this winter. Russia may be struggling, but Putin has not exhausted his options. He still wants to fight for as long as possible.” www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-...

Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting

Putin sees little need to negotiate.

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This is becoming a series.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 3d ago

⚡️Romania scrambles F-16s as Russian drone crosses Ukraine's Danube River border. A Russian drone crossed into Romanian territory for about 20 minutes before returning to Ukraine, where it was shot down by Ukrainian forces, Romania's Defense Ministry said.

Italian troops boarded a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean. The captain of Toa Payoh refused to cooperate so soldiers rappelled from helicopters onto the deck. The ship wasn't detained but it's unclear what happens next. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Vielleicht ist es ein Kategorienfehler, überhaupt von Trumps “Außenpolitik“ zu sprechen. Es gibt keine Strategie, Regierungsinstitutionen (State Department, NSC etc.) und nationales Interesse spielen keine Rolle. Das Ganze ist doch eher eine Art geopolitischer Insiderhandel.

Institutions can now get faster access to President Trump's Truth Social Posts for $100,000/month 🚨🚨

Capital One Financial fights back over litigation tied "decision to close ‌the Trump Organization's bank accounts years ago, stating that it did so after a review by anti-money laundering experts...Marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns" to Trump family. Via Reuters

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe

The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.

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Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. The strike hit a densely populated neighborhood .. .. the evidence raises questions about what the United States was targeting and why such a large munition was used.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...

This Ukrainian comment on the US handover of leadership of the Security Assistance Group is quietly devastating. The US is now so unreliable as a partner for Ukraine that it is better for Washington to step back from leading this military support effort. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

⚡️SCOOP: US is withdrawing its last remaining forces from Erbil #Iraq. Patriot systems have already been removed. Details from @amberinzaman.bsky.social www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

US nears full withdrawal from Iraq as bases in Kurdistan Region face attacks from Iran, proxies

Patriot air-defense systems that detect and shoot down incoming missiles and drones have already been removed, sources told Al-Monitor.

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Japan is setting up its first centralised intelligence agency since WWII, the National Intelligence Bureau, to coordinate intelligence, counter espionage, and respond to national security threats, CNN reports. It could pave the way for a foreign intelligence agency like MI6.

82 years ago, the biggest and longest uprising against Germany in occupied Europe during the Second World War began. In the latest edition of my newsletter, I have written about the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, which, in German memory culture, remains rather marginal.

August 1944: Warsaw Rises

82 years ago, the biggest and longest uprising against Germany in occupied Europe during the Second World War began.

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I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.

U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

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