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Norway, Finland, and Poland are stepping up preparations for a potential Russian attack, strengthening their reserves, expanding shelter capacity, and introducing defense training in schools. Bild reports on the measures each country is taking.
🇳🇴 Norway is relying on its “Total Defense” strategy, which involves the entire population in national defense efforts.
– More than 40,000 reservists undergo annual military training. – Citizens are being urged to stockpile emergency supplies. – The country has approximately 19,000 bomb shelters, with capacity for half the population.
🇫🇮 Finland is expanding its defense preparations, training civilians in weapons handling and first aid.
– Around 45,000 reservists take part in annual exercises involving urban combat, drone operations, and medical assistance for the wounded. – The country has built approximately 50,000 shelters, with capacity for 4.8 million people.
🇵🇱 Poland is expanding civilian training programs focused on emergency evacuation and basic military skills.
– The “Train with the Army” program offers practical sessions with military personnel, teaching participants to handle weapons and grenades. – Schoolchildren learn first aid and survival skills, while shooting classes are introduced from the age of 14.
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Three Russian shadow fleet tanker loaded with Russian diesel have altered course and won't be shipping to the US coast.
The "Agioi Fenandes" (IMO: 9798375) and "Talisman" (IMO: 9292060) switched their destination to "For Orders", meaning that they are actively looking for buyers. The "Leruo" (MO: 9385831) has set course for Brazil, while also looking for buyers. Source is "Marinetraffic".
It looks like that the Trump-Putin scheme has fallen apart the moment the midterms were lost for Trump. What a surprise..
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This piece in the current @spectator on the future of the Trump presidency is perceptive, and I sense is about right.
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Besides not being able to pay soldiers, not being able to advance on the ground, taking a disproportionate number of casualties compared to Ukraine, having committed between 100K-200K war crimes, murdering Ukrainian families in their beds and kids in schools, shutting down access to basic civil infrastructure, becoming a vassal to China and suffering over 1.5 million casualties, Putin still thinks he has a chance of victory…
“Bro, we’re out of beer. My wife left. And now payday’s been postponed.”
Welcome to Russia’s fifth year of its three-day war.
Moscow’s Defense Ministry plans to delay December salaries until January, reviving a Soviet-era practice as Russia struggles with a growing budget deficit.
The numbers aren’t particularly festive:
— 7.3 trillion rubles — projected budget deficit.
— 48.5 trillion rubles — expected government spending, roughly 10% above the original plan.
— 17.1 trillion rubles — projected record military expenditure next year.
The new payment schedule would not apply to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. Their December salaries would still be due by Christmas.
Apparently, even the Kremlin knows better than to tell armed men at the front that Santa is running a little late.
The Soviet Union called. It wants its payroll system back.
More on ArmyInform: armyinform.com.ua/en/2026/11…
#Russia #RussianEconomy #Ukraine #WarEconomy #RussianLosses
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❗️The US has activated an air bridge to the Middle East: C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft are actively flying from American bases to Israel and Kuwait — most likely delivering additional air defense systems and/or replenishing SAM ammunition stocks ahead of a possible escalation with Iran.
Nee hoor, dat was ook al integraal deel vd afschrikking en defensieve strategie vd de navo tijdens de koude oorlog. Aanvallen in de diepte om logistiek, commandovoering, vliegvelden, lanceerinstallaties etc uit te schakelen.
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Before the invasion of Crimea, there was no “NATO infrastructure” in the former Warsaw Pact countries.
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While the world is distracted by the mid terms, massive attacks on Ukraine with scores of civilian casualties bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c65y…
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After 8 months of war with Iran, it looks like Trump has finally succeeded at regime change.
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AS A NOT SO SUBTLE MESSAGE TO TRUMP AND HIS TARIFFS, CANADA LIT THE FALLS UP BLUE. AND AS A NOT SO SUBTLE MESSAGE FROM THIS CANADIAN..... F*CK YOU TRUMP.
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⚡️Russia lost 1 soldier every 35 seconds on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff says.
Russian forces suffered a record 2,500 personnel losses on Nov. 1, Ukraine's General Staff said.
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Putin sees himself on a mission to reverse the Soviet collapse and revive the Russian Empire. Economic incentives and territorial concessions won't sway him. The West must speak the language of strength and show his dreams of colonial conquest have no place in the 21st century. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/uk…
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There's a significant possibility that tomorrow and in the following days, we'll see things that have rarely or never happened before in a modern Western democracy. Fingers crossed that it doesn't. 👇
EXCLUSIVE: Dems have been privately wargaming election meddling scenarios Trump could unleash. ACLU went through 25 different possibilities. Protect Democracy had a session with Senate+House Dems (one member played Bill Pulte). CAP did one with Dana Nessel, Rob Bonta, and Shenna Bellows.
Massive effort to get ahead of the chaos. @Lauren_V_Egan has the deets
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The world knows that terrorist Russia is lost for the coming decades.
But that Americans are helping with this massacre—it’s unfathomable.
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Депутат Европарламента Ренье Ланшот: «Нам нужно создать стену дронов, отказаться от российского газа, отдать Украине замороженные российские активы и установить бесполетную зону над западной Украиной. Украина нас защищает, а мы делаем слишком мало».
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Europe 🇪🇺 faces a decisive choice: give in to Russian 🇷🇺pressure and accept a situation where aggression forcibly changes Europe's borders and calls into question our entire security order, or defend a united, free and expanding Europe, all at a time when authoritarian regimes around the world are increasing their influence.
This is not merely a choice between various diplomatic approaches. It is a test of Europe's political will, strategic clarity and leadership. Do we have leaders capable of seeing beyond their own personal political agenda and understanding that peace is not born by giving in to an aggressor, but by creating conditions in which aggression no longer pays?
Europe needs a new strategic clarity: Russia's attempt to change borders by force must be thwarted, Ukraine 🇺🇦 must be given the military and financial aid it needs to prevail, and stronger economic pressure must be brought to bear on Russia than has been the case so far.
A real peace process can start only when the preconditions needed have been created.
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🇪🇪 ✊ Estonian Prime Minister refuses to tone down his rhetoric toward Russians: “I’m not going to hold back”
“Putin is a dictator who kills women and children. And he will continue to do so until he is forced to change course,” Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said.
Speaking to Delfi, he said he had received no direct requests from the US to soften his rhetoric. The politician added:
“Appeasing dictators only leads to humiliation, and freedom will ultimately be lost anyway.”
🇺🇸 The US has urged the Baltic states to “keep it down” and stop making harsh statements about Russia. Wait, what?
Reuters reports, citing sources, that US officials have approached Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in recent weeks.
Washington believes that strong rhetoric about the Russian threat could escalate tensions and undermine European security.
Among the remarks that reportedly caught Washington's attention was a claim by European leaders that Russia has been “cornered like a rat” by its war against Ukraine and is resorting to increasingly desperate measures.
Apparently, they've been asked not to say things like that anymore.
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Het land dat dagelijks cyberaanvallen uitvoert op ons, ons hackt, bespioneert, met drones over onze militaire infrastructuur vliegt, ons dagelijks bedreigt met kernwapens, onze verkiezingen beïnvloedt, op grote schaal politici & influencers omkoopt, trollfarms gebruikt om onze democratische samenleving te ontwrichten, moeten we van Amerika geen bedreiging noemen. TyfusTrump



































