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Power Game: Putin sees U.S. as weakened, “defies” Trump’s message and prepares to meet Xi Jinping and Pezeshkian
According to The Washington Post, the Russian president believes the U.S. has been weakened by its prolonged war with Iran and is therefore unable to deter a Russian escalation in Ukraine, despite the message delivered to the Kremlin by the CIA director
Sweden to deploy fighter jets & warships to Finland
“Sweden responded to a Finnish request to strengthen its air defense due to the deteriorating security situation,” Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson told Reuters
The CIA chief traveled to Moscow in a special capsule – “flying command center”: Its specifications & significance
The specially designed unit, consisting of two capsules, was integrated into the C-17 Globemaster III that carried Ratcliffe to the Russian capital before the flight - The significance of this particular unit
Fear of Russian attack on NATO sends CIA chief to Moscow, US media reports
The visit of the CIA director to Moscow this week, an unusual event, was aimed at warning Russia not to attack NATO, several US media outlets reported yesterday, Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump attempted to downplay its significance. The Wall Street Journal and CBS reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe tried to deter Russia […]
CIA Chief did not meet Putin, Kremlin says: “Contacts took place at the Security Services level”
It remains unclear whether John Ratcliffe will also travel to Kyiv, following the postponement of Kushner and Witkoff’s trip
Open fronts from Ukraine to the Middle East: How close are we to a Third World War?
Crises are ceasing to be separate and are beginning to converge – US-China rivalry and a world rearming itself – Flashpoints of war are multiplying and the great powers are becoming increasingly directly involved
Foreign governments attempted to hack the WhatsApp and Signal accounts of senior EU officials — Russia suspected
An internal presentation by the EU’s cyber-defense service reportedly documents targeted attacks against messaging apps used by senior officials — national agencies had already warned of campaigns linked to Russian hacker groups
CBS News: CIA Director John Ratcliffe is the mysterious passenger aboard the U.S. military aircraft that landed in Moscow
Earlier today, a U.S. military transport aircraft landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, while the Kremlin said it had no information about the flight.
Iranian hackers knocked out UK power plant for four days, Telegraph reports
The unprecedented breach in July hit a small-scale facility whose outage did not affect the wider grid. It emerged alongside separate cyberattacks on US water infrastructure, which have also drawn concern from the White House
