Allies warn Russia may attack

The critical infrastructure Europe - and Nato - needs to protect from Russia

Putin could attack ports, transport and communications in a bid to test Nato’s resolve. Experts tell Maira Butt that Nato members must start preparing for the worst

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by Dean Baker

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by Marco Casassa Mont

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Marco Casassa Mont

@marcocasassamont.bsky.social

FYI - 'British ministers will brief defence companies and providers of critical national infrastructure on the ‌threat posed by Russia amid increasing concerns about possible sabotage operations and cyberattacks'
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www.reuters.com/business/aer... #Defence #CNI #UK

UK ministers to brief defence companies, infrastructure providers on Russia threats

British ministers will brief defence companies and providers of critical national infrastructure on the ‌threat posed by Russia, the government said on Friday, amid increasing concerns about possibl...

www.reuters.com

September 25, 2026 at 11:51 AM

by James Stavridis

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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.

@admiralstav.bsky.social

Exploding parcels. Cut Baltic cables. A drone packed with explosives at Leipzig airport. Putin's shadow war is escalating, and NATO needs a firmer answer that stops short of full-scale war. Here's how: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Putin’s Shadow War Is Testing NATO’s Restraint

Russian President Vladimir Putin, frustrated by his bogged-down war in Ukraine, is trying to intimidate the European nations that — given President Donald Trump’s severe cuts in aid to Kyiv — are now ...

www.bloomberg.com

September 25, 2026 at 11:37 AM

by Scott L. Greer

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Scott L Greer

@scottlgreer.bsky.social

The FT, reasonably, runs with a headline emphasizing once again that Trump is ruining the alliance of western democracies, but the buried lede is Europeans understand the US pretty well.

Donald Trump’s US no longer a reliable ally, warns Belgium in leaked document

Dynamics in Washington ‘are likely to compromise vital interests’ of Belgium and the EU, says foreign ministry document

www.ft.com

September 25, 2026 at 8:20 AM

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

"Europe is the Number Four" – the USA brings NATO partners back to reality

The American NATO ambassador speaks plainly about the continent's waning importance. At the same time, a new study suggests Europeans may not be able to defend themselves without the United States before 2030.

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La Repubblica

CIA alarm over Moscow; NATO eyes who will vote in '27. Rutte: ready response

The EU and the alliance do not confirm a specific threat, but the alarm is growing. Macron: 'A very worrying situation'.

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by Césari Laurent

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Laurent Cesari

@laurentcesari.bsky.social

www.ft.com/content/b414...

Russia could attack Nato country within months, Denmark warns

Intelligence service cites ‘low but growing risk’ of troop movement into neighbouring country or assault on infrastructure

www.ft.com

September 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM

Reposted by Maria Snegovaya

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by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

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Nikolas Gvosdev

@fpriorbis.bsky.social

Don’t see any signals Moscow is interested in pursuing this track (grain corridor, energy ceasefire, bilateral Ukr-Rus meeting) … or what U.S. can offer the Kremlin. www.axios.com/2026/09/24/z...

Zelensky: U.S. pushing energy ceasefire, trilateral talks with Russia

The Ukrainian president remains skeptical Russia will takes steps to de-escalate.

www.axios.com

September 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM

by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

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Reposted by Maria Snegovaya

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Reposted by Maria Snegovaya

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