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Regardless of who wins the US election, Putin will continue his ‘war of attrition’ in Ukraine – Business Insider

I wanted to share the main points of this article by Tom Porter with you.

Though the stances of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican counterpart Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine are very different, with the former advocating for continued support for Ukraine, while the latter wants to trigger a swift peace deal, that may not matter much to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has more to gain by prolonging the war than ending it.

▪️ Trump’s proposed “peace deal” can only put a temporary stop to Russian military expansion in Ukraine and elsewhere in the region. Any deal at this point in the war will see Russia hold on to the Ukrainian territories it occupied since Feb 2022, and cement Putin’s perception of Washington as weak. It can embolden the Russian President to mount another attack on Ukraine or another country in the future.

▪️ Though Western sanctions have cut off Russia from the regular markets for its oil and gas, the Kremlin managed to open up new exports in major economies, like China and India. In any case, it seems like Russia will suffer economic damage whether it continues the war or not, so there is no tangible incentive for Putin to stop.

▪️ Putin will stop at nothing to chip away at the global power of the US – and the war in Ukraine is one of the main ways for him to achieve this. Other regional conflicts, like wars in the Middle East, or a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, can further draw the attention away from Russian aggression in Ukraine, and allow Putin to continue the war almost indefinitely.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-no-hurry-end-ukraine-war-no-matter-wins-election-2024-11

European security services say Russia was behind the plot to send explosives on US-bound planes this summer, - WSJ

Russia is stepping up its sabotage campaign against Western countries – and another piece of evidence against them are the explosive devices that ignited at DHL logistics hubs in the UK and Germany in July. The official investigations traced back the attacks, concluding they were likely test runs for a larger plot to send explosives to the US and Canada.

What we know so far:

▪️Electric massagers implanted with a magnesium-based flammable substance were shipped via DHL to the UK from Lithuania. Lithuanian police apprehended a suspect, Alexander Suranovas, who is believed to be a proxy used by Russian spy services.

▪️The Polish authorities have also arrested 4 people, charging them with sabotage and participation in foreign terrorist operations. They are looking for at least 2 more suspects.

▪️The packages ignited on the ground by “a lucky coincidence,” according to German internal security chief Thomas Haldenwang. After conducting tests, German police concluded that once ignited, the devices would be very challenging to extinguish using standard firefighting systems on most planes, likely forcing an emergency landing. A plane over the Atlantic, en route to North America, could face catastrophic consequences, potentially going down in flames and resulting in mass casualties.

▪️Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov brushed off the accusations, calling them “traditional unsubstantiated insinuations from the media.”

These incidents add to the growing number of Russian operations across Europe, including arson in the U.K. and the Czech Republic, attacks on pipelines and data cables in the Baltic and tampering with water supplies in Sweden and Finland.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-plot-us-planes-incendiary-devices-de3b8c0a

"Russia is the most active threat" - a joint statement by the FBI, National Intelligence an dthe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the United States.

According to the statement, "Influence actors linked to Russia in particular are manufacturing videos and creating fake articles to undermine the legitimacy of the election, instill fear in voters regarding the election process, and suggest Americans are using violence against each other due to political preferences."

Iran is named as a "significant" threat.

Timothy Snyder described Russian tampering with the elections in his excellent book The Road to Unfreedom. Have you read it?

📷: ABC news

https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-110424

As we wait for the US elections...

This image shows the Moirai, also known as the Fates - three Greek goddesses, personifications of destiny. The first, in the form of a spinning woman, personifies the steady and calm action of fate, the second - its accidents, the third - the inevitability of its decision.

Friends, are you fatalists?

Who do you think will win?

"They fought, loved and died together."

A couple in love died at the front – Danylo "Berserk", a Warrior of the 3rd Assault Brigade, and combat medic Valentyna Nahorna, with the call sign "Valkyrie".

Sergeant Valentyna Nahorna was a biotechnologist and manicurist in civilian life. She joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion. "Valkyrie" provided medical care to a huge number of wounded Ukrainian Defenders.

Valentyna's boyfriend "Berserk" had extensive combat experience since 2014. Between the battles for Kyiv, he taught everyone medicine, his brothers-in-arms recall.

Eternal memory and eternal glory to Ukrainian Heroes.