As Russians go from country to country applying their new and improved hybrid election rigging model, it seems that Romania has just set the gold standard in how to fight back.
Amidst record crop failures and with all resources now going to Putin’s global war projects, things are only getting worse for the collapsing Russian agricultural sector, with domestic sales of new equipment dropping by 16.5% year-on-year to 167.5 billion rubles in the first ten months of 2024, according to the Russian Association of Specialized Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers (Rosspetsmash). Production and exports have also declined by 12.6% and 9.6%, respectively, amounting to 205.8 billion rubles in production and 14.1 billion rubles in exports.
Less than two weeks after Russian sabotage is suspected in the downing of a DHL cargo jet in Lithuania, Russians continue their attempts to push Europe to engage with another act of terror, this time over the Baltic Sea.
Farmers say theyve never seen in so bad as Russia is confronting an unparalleled agricultural crisis with severe drought conditions threatening to decimate winter crop yields, particularly wheat, across key farming regions. This development poses significant challenges to the nation’s food security and its position in global grain markets as the Russian economy already faces collapse in a number of sectors.
Everyone in Romania knew that Russians had somehow rigged last week’s first-round presidential election but weren’t sure just yet as to how they did it. Today we got the answer.
According to the indictment, Zarubina was recruited in 2020 by an FSB agent codenamed “Alice.” Her mission involved establishing a network of contacts within the United States, targeting journalists, military personnel, think tank researchers, and university professors specializing in Russian affairs. The objective was to advance pro-Russian narratives. To this end, Zarubina participated in discussion panels and activist seminars across Europe and the U.S.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed that NATO consider extending membership to the areas of Ukraine currently under government control.
This morning, at approximately 8:15 a.m. local time, a Russian drone targeted a shuttle bus in Kherson’s Dniprovsky district, resulting in three fatalities and injuring at least eight others, according to local authorities.
