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Russia planned to kill executives

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Western intelligence agencies warned that Russia was planning to kill European defense company executives, prompting firms to tighten security for senior leaders.

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A decade on, British politics and society still doesn’t grasp the nature of the threat posed to it by Russia.
October 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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The logical Russian approach would be a) intervene on any side weakening western alliances and states and b) after the vote intervene to discredit everything.
Is there also evidence for a) for the indyref?
October 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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3 civilians murdered and 9 injured by #Russia strike near grocery store in #Kharkiv

2 killed in Ivano-Frankivsk in western #Ukraine on Saturday night

#UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes
October 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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#Europe officials: US threatening to stop the procurement system providing #Ukraine with weapons, unless Kyiv halts its counter-attacks on #Russia energy infrastructure.

#Trump Admin is also threatening to cut off intelligence sharing to Ukraine

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia
October 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM

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It's this kind of behaviour from Russia that means we could soon find ourselves in a unpredictable escalation.

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October 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM

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If Russia is engaged in a huge online influence campaign against European states then it might not be entirely surprising that Ukrainian strikes are targeting that capability.
October 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Well, that’s the American defence industry borked.

“Buy our products, you won’t get them if you try to use them to defend yourself against the Kremlin.”

Which is why you buy European, instead.
💥 The Trump administration has threatened European capitals that it could stop paid-for weapons shipments to Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, officials told @christopherjm.ft.com and me

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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries
Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
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October 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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💥 The Trump administration has threatened European capitals that it could stop paid-for weapons shipments to Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, officials told @christopherjm.ft.com and me

@financialtimes.com

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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries
Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
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October 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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some of us worked this out a decade ago but it’s refreshing to see a prime minister say it out loud
The 2016 Brexit vote was targeted by Russian “state-sponsored interference”, Andy Burnham has said, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Kremlin-backed attempts to influence their countries’ politics. 

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Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process
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October 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM

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Burnham actually says what everyone knows: Russia was the force behind Brexit. The 2016 Brexit vote was targeted by Russian “state-sponsored interference”, Andy Burnham has said, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Kremlin-backed attempts to influence their countries’ politics. The UK
Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process
www.ft.com
October 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM