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Europe calls Lavrov warning intimidation

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned a war between Russia and Europe would be "very short," a claim that European commentators said underscored Kremlin intimidation rhetoric.

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner

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Ukraine's military goes to extreme lengths to save injured soldiers. Meanwhile, Russia's wounded-to-killed ratio is worse than during WWI.

My latest in The Atlantic (gift article):
The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers
Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraine’s front lines.
www.theatlantic.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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The Russian war on Europe. And to think some Putin apologists on the left and right say there is no Russian threat or destablisation. Below: Russian hybrid-warfare activity across NATO, 2018-2025.
September 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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#EU 's Von der Leyen pledges "our strongest ever support to Ukraine over toughest winter of the war"

Nothing can break “Ukrainian spirit of resistance"

EU using its funding to help #Ukraine buy air defense systems, and wants to work on development of “an affordable modular missile defense system"
September 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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DoJ accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe www.bbc.com/news/article...
DoJ accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe
The FBI says five men "conspired to intimidate, threaten, or murder people on US soil and around the world".
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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And yet it’s the most stupid, counterproductive thing they could possibly do. Because the real danger for Europe is complacency. We like a quiet, peaceful life, and if 🇷🇺 convinced us that we are not threatened we might let our guard down like we did in the 90s. The ceaseless attacks achieve the
September 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

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"Officials in Russian regions are being fined en masse for failing to meet targets for recruiting contract soldiers for the war against Ukraine." militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...
Russian Officials Fined for Failing to Meet War Recruitment Targets
Officials in Russian regions are being fined en masse for failing to meet targets for recruiting contract soldiers for the war against Ukraine.
militarnyi.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:40 AM