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  1. Anything new on the front tonight? Yeah? No? I didn’t think so. What’s up next? So far we’ve had a , some noise, the trip. He’s back to pissing off again with troop withdrawal.

  2. Anything new on the #EpsteinFiles front tonight? Yeah? No? I didn’t think so. What’s up next? So far we’ve had a #war, some #UFO noise, the #China trip. He’s back to pissing off #NATO again with #Poland troop withdrawal.

  3. Who is this weak old man bowing before Xi and handing strategic leverage to authoritarian regimes? America once stood for strength, democracy, and leadership — not submission and admiration for dictators. #Trump #XiJinping #China #Europe #Democracy #NATO #Geopolitics #Ukraine #EU #Authoritarianism

  4. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was seeking to draw Belarus deeper into its war in Ukraine and was weighing plans ​to attack Ukraine's north or a NATO country from Belarusian ‌territory.

    reuters.com/world/europe/zelen

    #Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky #Belarus #NATO #EU

  5. There’s much talking about #Russia possibly escalating into either #Ukraine, returning to Kyiv direction, or into #NATO, as absurd it sounds.

    However, we thought the same in 2021-2022. The problem with Putin is in the the cage of axioms he has built for himself, by literal decades of multi-layered cognitive biases reinforced by positive feedback loops he created by kicking experts he did not like, and replacing them with yes-men.

    In his own framework, Putin simply has no other choice:

    • the phrase “Putin is Russia, Russia is Putin” is the first axiom; objectively, war is of course a huge threat to the Russian state, but at the same time the crowning achievement of Putin’s personal career
    • “Putin’s power is sacred” is the second axiom, according to which Putin cannot lose… because he simply cannot
    • a ceasefire in any form without the lifting of sanctions would mean Russia’s slow economic death – regardless of how Putin “sells” it in the media, everyone in Russia understands this
    • a ceasefire involving a withdrawal from parts of the territory, which could result in a weakening of sanctions, would personally spell the end of Putin’s image
    • Putin cannot withdraw from territories he himself declared annexed in 2022, with tales of ‘referendums’ and ‘constitutional enshrinement’, because it was his personal decision
    • A major Russian offensive leading to some territorial success (e.g. the complete capture of the Donbas) – but it has been going on for a year and has only served to weaken the potential of Russian offensive forces; currently, the official promises are “the Donbas by the end of the year”, which is hardly realistic
    • the Russian general staff have come to terms with the fact that Putin lives in a different world and his political goals are plucked out of thin air, but they suffer no harm as they earn millions, so they maintain the fiction
    • the dominant narrative among the ‘siloviki’ is ‘we may have made mistakes, but we must see it through to the end’, because in the system of ‘sacred power’ built by Putin there is no room for anything else; the fact that ‘to the end’ might mean the end of Russia and/or Putin is simply not mentioned
    • It is mainly the military personnel close to the front line who speak of the need to withdraw from the war before a catastrophe occurs, but no one listens to them because they are there to carry out orders, not to question them

    Leaving aside the physical world, if we accept for a moment the framework Putin has imposed on himself, escalation is the only way out of this situation available to him – and perhaps the only one he knows.

    The only question is whether this will be an escalation towards Ukraine or towards NATO (hybrid). The former will end like Volchansk; the latter involves more unknowns due to the as yet unknown reaction of NATO and the EU, and is therefore potentially more attractive to Putin.

    I do not see this as an actual threat for EU or NATO, because with the right response, that Europe is 100% able to execute, this will bring the much desired “to the end” to Putin very fast.

    What I see as a much bigger threat is large countries fearing “destabilisation of Russia” more than EU losing part of its territory to another Russia-controlled blackhole, however small.

  6. youtu.be/EkRJXZV6TT0 - 'Putin has recently said that the Ukraine war is coming to an end, and Russian media is already preparing for the post-war reality. Russian propaganda is coming up with a plan on how to explain to Russians that the failed 3-day special operation and the loss in Ukraine was actually a win for Russia and a great chess move by Putin. They're even planning to restrict the freedom of speech for pro-Putin Z Russians! Let's talk about how Russia is preparing for the end of Ukraine war and why it's important.

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    Timestamps
    00:00 Putin is changing his tune
    02:05 Putin says war will be over soon
    04:28 At least Russia still exists (c)
    05:22 Putin now respects Zelensky?
    07:31 Putin never says enemy names
    09:16 Leaked Russian propaganda plan
    11:06 Reasons why Russia akshually won
    13:33 Z Russians are cooked
    15:35 This is embarrassing'

    #Russia #Ukraine #NATO #War #EUpol

  7. Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet

    Kazuar is a sophisticated malware attributed to Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, having evolved from a traditional backdoor into a highly modular peer-to-peer botnet ecosystem. The malware comprises three distinct module types—Kernel, Bridge, and Worker—that distribute functionality across infected systems. A leadership election mechanism ensures only one Kernel module communicates externally, reducing detection opportunities. The architecture supports flexible configuration with over 150 options, multiple C2 channels including HTTP, WebSockets, and Exchange Web Services, and extensive data collection capabilities. Secret Blizzard primarily targets government, diplomatic, and defense organizations in Europe, Central Asia, and Ukraine to support Russian foreign policy and military intelligence objectives. The botnet maintains persistent access through sophisticated IPC mechanisms, staged data exfiltration during working hours, and comprehensive anti-analysis checks.

    Pulse ID: 6a062c383bdae760fc221b6f
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a062
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-05-14 20:10:32

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #HTTP #InfoSec #Kazuar #Malware #Military #NATO #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #UK #Ukr #Ukraine #bot #botnet #AlienVault

  8. Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet

    Kazuar is a sophisticated malware attributed to Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, having evolved from a traditional backdoor into a highly modular peer-to-peer botnet ecosystem. The malware comprises three distinct module types—Kernel, Bridge, and Worker—that distribute functionality across infected systems. A leadership election mechanism ensures only one Kernel module communicates externally, reducing detection opportunities. The architecture supports flexible configuration with over 150 options, multiple C2 channels including HTTP, WebSockets, and Exchange Web Services, and extensive data collection capabilities. Secret Blizzard primarily targets government, diplomatic, and defense organizations in Europe, Central Asia, and Ukraine to support Russian foreign policy and military intelligence objectives. The botnet maintains persistent access through sophisticated IPC mechanisms, staged data exfiltration during working hours, and comprehensive anti-analysis checks.

    Pulse ID: 6a062c383bdae760fc221b6f
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a062
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-05-14 20:10:32

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #HTTP #InfoSec #Kazuar #Malware #Military #NATO #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #UK #Ukr #Ukraine #bot #botnet #AlienVault

  9. Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet

    Kazuar is a sophisticated malware attributed to Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, having evolved from a traditional backdoor into a highly modular peer-to-peer botnet ecosystem. The malware comprises three distinct module types—Kernel, Bridge, and Worker—that distribute functionality across infected systems. A leadership election mechanism ensures only one Kernel module communicates externally, reducing detection opportunities. The architecture supports flexible configuration with over 150 options, multiple C2 channels including HTTP, WebSockets, and Exchange Web Services, and extensive data collection capabilities. Secret Blizzard primarily targets government, diplomatic, and defense organizations in Europe, Central Asia, and Ukraine to support Russian foreign policy and military intelligence objectives. The botnet maintains persistent access through sophisticated IPC mechanisms, staged data exfiltration during working hours, and comprehensive anti-analysis checks.

    Pulse ID: 6a062c383bdae760fc221b6f
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a062
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-05-14 20:10:32

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #HTTP #InfoSec #Kazuar #Malware #Military #NATO #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #UK #Ukr #Ukraine #bot #botnet #AlienVault

  10. Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet

    Kazuar is a sophisticated malware attributed to Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, having evolved from a traditional backdoor into a highly modular peer-to-peer botnet ecosystem. The malware comprises three distinct module types—Kernel, Bridge, and Worker—that distribute functionality across infected systems. A leadership election mechanism ensures only one Kernel module communicates externally, reducing detection opportunities. The architecture supports flexible configuration with over 150 options, multiple C2 channels including HTTP, WebSockets, and Exchange Web Services, and extensive data collection capabilities. Secret Blizzard primarily targets government, diplomatic, and defense organizations in Europe, Central Asia, and Ukraine to support Russian foreign policy and military intelligence objectives. The botnet maintains persistent access through sophisticated IPC mechanisms, staged data exfiltration during working hours, and comprehensive anti-analysis checks.

    Pulse ID: 6a062c383bdae760fc221b6f
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a062
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-05-14 20:10:32

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #HTTP #InfoSec #Kazuar #Malware #Military #NATO #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #UK #Ukr #Ukraine #bot #botnet #AlienVault

  11. Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet

    Kazuar is a sophisticated malware attributed to Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, having evolved from a traditional backdoor into a highly modular peer-to-peer botnet ecosystem. The malware comprises three distinct module types—Kernel, Bridge, and Worker—that distribute functionality across infected systems. A leadership election mechanism ensures only one Kernel module communicates externally, reducing detection opportunities. The architecture supports flexible configuration with over 150 options, multiple C2 channels including HTTP, WebSockets, and Exchange Web Services, and extensive data collection capabilities. Secret Blizzard primarily targets government, diplomatic, and defense organizations in Europe, Central Asia, and Ukraine to support Russian foreign policy and military intelligence objectives. The botnet maintains persistent access through sophisticated IPC mechanisms, staged data exfiltration during working hours, and comprehensive anti-analysis checks.

    Pulse ID: 6a062c383bdae760fc221b6f
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a062
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-05-14 20:10:32

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Europe #Government #HTTP #InfoSec #Kazuar #Malware #Military #NATO #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #UK #Ukr #Ukraine #bot #botnet #AlienVault

  12. #Trump & the #Pentagon have said in recent weeks that they were cutting at least 5,000 troops to #Germany after Chancellor Friedrich #Merz said the #US was being “humiliated” by the #Iran leadership & criticized Washington’s lack of strategy in the #war.

    The drawdown reflects a growing rift between the admin & traditional European #allies, with the US “leader” repeatedly criticizing fellow #NATO members for a lack of support for the #IranWar.

    #law #alliance #geopolitics

  13. 2 ofcls told AP that the deployments were canceled after #Defense Secy #Hegseth signed a memo directing the #JointChiefs of Staff to move a brigade combat team out of #Europe. One of them said the choice of which unit was left to #military leaders.

    Besides the #Army combat team based in Fort Hood, TX, the memo also led to the cancellation of a deployment to #Germany of a battalion trained in firing long-range rockets & missiles, acc/to the 2 ofcls….

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics #Trump

  14. 2 ofcls told AP that the deployments were canceled after #Defense Secy #Hegseth signed a memo directing the #JointChiefs of Staff to move a brigade combat team out of #Europe. One of them said the choice of which unit was left to #military leaders.

    Besides the #Army combat team based in Fort Hood, TX, the memo also led to the cancellation of a deployment to #Germany of a battalion trained in firing long-range rockets & missiles, acc/to the 2 ofcls….

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics #Trump

  15. 2 ofcls told AP that the deployments were canceled after #Defense Secy #Hegseth signed a memo directing the #JointChiefs of Staff to move a brigade combat team out of #Europe. One of them said the choice of which unit was left to #military leaders.

    Besides the #Army combat team based in Fort Hood, TX, the memo also led to the cancellation of a deployment to #Germany of a battalion trained in firing long-range rockets & missiles, acc/to the 2 ofcls….

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics #Trump

  16. 2 ofcls told AP that the deployments were canceled after #Defense Secy #Hegseth signed a memo directing the #JointChiefs of Staff to move a brigade combat team out of #Europe. One of them said the choice of which unit was left to #military leaders.

    Besides the #Army combat team based in Fort Hood, TX, the memo also led to the cancellation of a deployment to #Germany of a battalion trained in firing long-range rockets & missiles, acc/to the 2 ofcls….

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics #Trump

  17. 2 ofcls told AP that the deployments were canceled after #Defense Secy #Hegseth signed a memo directing the #JointChiefs of Staff to move a brigade combat team out of #Europe. One of them said the choice of which unit was left to #military leaders.

    Besides the #Army combat team based in Fort Hood, TX, the memo also led to the cancellation of a deployment to #Germany of a battalion trained in firing long-range rockets & missiles, acc/to the 2 ofcls….

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics #Trump

  18. Several #US officials confirmed that 4,000 troops from the #Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were no longer en route to #Poland this week. The #Trump admin had previously said it was cutting US forces only in #Germany, & the decision spurred questions & criticism in both Warsaw & Washington.

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics

  19. #NATO wants to build one of its state-of-the-art satellite ground station in #Canada and #Norway - apple.news/AChG8Jf4LTPKf4Tnr1p

  20. #Pentagon halts deployments to #Poland & #Germany to cut troop numbers in #Europe, AP sources say

    The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland & Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, #US officials say, as #Trump has tussled with #allies over the #Iran #war & called for changes.

    #law #NATO #alliance #geopolitics
    apnews.com/article/poland-us-t

  21. Sauli Niinistön työryhmä: Euroopan pitää ottaa Nato haltuun, jos Yhdysvallat halvaannuttaa järjestön

    Eurooppalaisen Naton pitää toimia, vaikka Yhdysvallat jäädyttäisi artikla 5:n käynnistämisen.

    yle.fi/a/74-20226232

    #Nato #Sauliniinistö #Eurooppa #Donaldtrump #Yhdysvallat #Ulkomaat #Politiikka

  22. Sauli Niinistön työryhmä: Euroopan pitää ottaa Nato haltuun, jos Yhdysvallat halvaannuttaa järjestön

    Eurooppalaisen Naton pitää toimia, vaikka Yhdysvallat jäädyttäisi artikla 5:n käynnistämisen.

    yle.fi/a/74-20226232

    #Nato #Sauliniinistö #Eurooppa #Donaldtrump #Yhdysvallat #Ulkomaat #Politiikka

  23. Sauli Niinistön työryhmä: Euroopan pitää ottaa Nato haltuun, jos Yhdysvallat halvaannuttaa järjestön

    Eurooppalaisen Naton pitää toimia, vaikka Yhdysvallat jäädyttäisi artikla 5:n käynnistämisen.

    yle.fi/a/74-20226232

    #Nato #Sauliniinistö #Eurooppa #Donaldtrump #Yhdysvallat #Ulkomaat #Politiikka

  24. Sauli Niinistön työryhmä: Euroopan pitää ottaa Nato haltuun, jos Yhdysvallat halvaannuttaa järjestön

    Eurooppalaisen Naton pitää toimia, vaikka Yhdysvallat jäädyttäisi artikla 5:n käynnistämisen.

    yle.fi/a/74-20226232

    #Nato #Sauliniinistö #Eurooppa #Donaldtrump #Yhdysvallat #Ulkomaat #Politiikka

  25. Sauli Niinistön työryhmä: Euroopan pitää ottaa Nato haltuun, jos Yhdysvallat halvaannuttaa järjestön

    Eurooppalaisen Naton pitää toimia, vaikka Yhdysvallat jäädyttäisi artikla 5:n käynnistämisen.

    yle.fi/a/74-20226232

    #Nato #Sauliniinistö #Eurooppa #Donaldtrump #Yhdysvallat #Ulkomaat #Politiikka