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Russia's FSB foils Ukrainian drone smuggling scheme, prevents attack on strategic targets


RT
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:27 UTC
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In an undated photo, a Ukrainian soldier launches an FPV drone northern part of the Kharkiv region.
A total of 35 explosive-laden UAVs were destroyed moments before they were launched at their target in Russia, the agency has said

Russian security officers have foiled a Ukrainian attempt to strike one of the leading "strategic" defense enterprises in the Moscow Region using 35 explosive-laden drones that were smuggled into Russia through several European nations, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Tuesday.

FSB operatives obtained intelligence earlier this year about the Ukrainian Security Service's (SBU) plan to smuggle dozens of drones into Russia through Slovakia, Poland, and Belarus with assistance from Ukraine's Western backers. Since then, the criminal activities of Kiev's agents have been closely monitored and documented by the Russian security services.

Comment: No rest for the FSB, as they apprehend another sabotage group:



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Dollars

Trump's war machine is going broke!

Alex Krainer
Alex Krainer's Substack
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:55 UTC
Trump has been waging narrative warfare, so divorced from truth that it's actually very revealing!
War Machine
© Alex Krainer's Substack
In a FOX News interview yesterday, Donald Trump made one of his most bizarre statements to date saying that, "Yesterday, they had an 11-hour meeting... and everything was agreed to yesterday..." By "they," Trump apparently meant, his and Iranian negotiators. But what exactly he meant by "everything" that was agreed, remained entirely unclear. It seemed that the point of his statements was to insinuate once more that the Iranians were desperate to cut a deal with the US, but they are terrible negotiators. They're also very unreliable: "Then they leave the room, call back, and say, 'We had to make a couple of changes..."

Perhaps the most important purpose of Trump's story was to create the impression that the 11-hour meeting really did take place and the Iranians agreed to stuff they had to backtrack from. Therefore, they are weak and desperate and not only will the Strait of Hormuz be fully open for maritime traffic business, it will remain so under US, and not Iranian control. Oh, and all this trouble comes at a steep cost that the US will have to recuperate somehow:

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Well, there's a major problem with Trump's story: there was no 11-hour meeting on Sunday, either in Qatar or anywhere else, at least none between any US and Iranian representatives. There may have been talks with Qatari or Pakistani intermediaries, or simulated talks between the administration's own "blue and red" teams, but not with any Iranians. Therefore, negotiations could not have taken place. In other words, Trump was lying through his teeth, either knowingly or because his staff lied to him.
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Dominoes

Support without a seat at the table: Poland's costly alignment with Ukraine

Adrian Korczyński
New Eastern Outlook
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC
Meeting on Ukraine
© UnknownStanding by: Polish President Nawrocki
In June 2026, Poland's policy towards Ukraine split into two incompatible directions: the government continued to provide financial and logistical support, while the president, in defense of Poland's historical interests, stripped Zelensky of his order.

The Gdańsk Conference

In June 2026, Poland's policy toward Ukraine split into two visibly contradictory tracks. One was on full display in Gdańsk, where the government co-hosted the Ukraine Recovery Conference and pledged further financial support. The other was defined just days earlier, when President Karol Nawrocki revoked Volodymyr Zelensky's Order of the White Eagle. Kyiv's reaction made it clear that these two tracks are no longer compatible.

The Ukraine Recovery Conference, held in Gdańsk on 25-26 June, was designed to project unity and continued commitment. Co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, it featured high-profile announcements: the European Commission pledged €3.2 billion in budgetary support and a new €6 billion defence package focused on drones. It also launched the European Flagship Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.

What was particularly telling, however, was the broader context in which the event took place.
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Arrow Down

Why Americans no longer believe in America


RT
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:53 UTC
USA coming apart
© Dasha Zaitseva/Gazeta.Ru
America's 250th anniversary arrived amid growing doubts about democracy, prosperity, and national unity.

The United States has just marked a major anniversary, 250 years since it declared independence from Great Britain and, in theory, this should be a moment of national pride with another historical milestone passed, another reason for flags, fireworks, and speeches about destiny. But the mood is not especially festive.

Two weeks before the anniversary, Reuters published a poll that captured the depth of American anxiety - and the numbers were grim. More than two-thirds (70%) of Americans no longer consider their country the greatest nation on Earth, while 64% believe American democracy is in danger. And 38% don't believe the United States will survive another 250 years as a single country.

The answers split sharply along party lines, with Republicans still clinging more strongly to the idea of the exceptional country of prosperity and divine favor. Among Democrats, the mood is much darker and pessimism has become almost a worldview as the United States has arrived at its 250th anniversary in the middle of a profound crisis of belief.

Comment: They remember what it was.

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No Entry

Hamas disbanded its government in Gaza, but Israel will still prevent reconstruction from starting

Tareq S. Hajjaj
Mondoweiss
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC
Gaza Press conference
© Hassan al-Jedi/apaimagesPress conference at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 6, 2026
Hamas dissolved its government in Gaza to remove Israel's pretexts for delaying reconstruction and withdrawal. But Israel is now doubling down on a demand for full disarmament as a precondition, a condition designed to be impossible to meet.

Earlier this week, Hamas formally dissolved its government in Gaza, presenting the decision as a major concession intended to remove one of the primary obstacles to advancing the ceasefire agreement with Israel and launching Gaza's long-delayed reconstruction.

The announcement, made on Monday by Gaza's Government Media Office, marks Hamas's clearest declaration yet that it is prepared to step aside from civilian governance and hand it over to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), an ostensibly apolitical committee of Palestinian technocrats overseen by Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" and tasked with overseeing civilian affairs in the Strip as part of the U.S. President's 20-point plan.
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Gavel

The absurdity of the Hunter Biden defamation case

Jonathan Turley
jonathanturley.org
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:12 UTC
hunter biden abc interview ukraine corruption
© ABC NewsHunter Biden attempts the reputational comeback trail
I have taught torts, including defamation for over 30 years, but I have never seen the like of the Hunter Biden defamation case. The defendant made defamatory statements and then just refused to appear. That led to an equally bizarre $1.7 million award by U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson of the Central District of California to Biden, consisting of just $1 in nominal damages and the rest in punitive damages.

Here is the most interesting line of the opinion: "the damage to Plaintiff's reputation is difficult to calculate." It may be the single greatest understatement in the history of judicial opinions.

However, the court also noted "Plaintiff does not seek actual damages above a nominal amount."

That means that Hunter Biden's counsel, in a default case, elected not to argue for compensatory damages due to loss of reputation. Why would he do that?
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Alarm Clock

British MP Rupert Lowe exposes secret society behind UK's lurch toward socialism

Ben Sellers
Headline USA
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:11 UTC
Fabian Logo
Fabian Society
'Their emblem is a wolf in sheep's clothing, as if that doesn't tell you what they're doing...'

The stunning transformation of Great Britain in recent years — from a beacon of decorum and stiff upper lips to a cautionary tale of wokeness run amok — has been blamed on everything from socialism to satanism.

However, Rupert Lowe, a member of the British Parliament and founder of the organization Restore Britain, said the reality may be even more sinister.

In a recent appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, he said a shadowy group of elites known as the Fabian Society was deliberately trying to wreck the country.

"I don't know if you've ever heard of the Fabian Society, but if you go and have a look at it, it was basically most of the Labour Party for many, many years," Lowe said, referring to England's leading left-wing party, the equivalent of U.S. Democrats.

Comment: Given more than a century of activity, the Fabians have acquired an alarming reach in Western society:

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Attention

Europe is teetering on the brink

Peter Hanseler
Forum Geopolitica
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:51 UTC
The NATO summit sent a message that no one wants to hear. Europe is openly declaring war on Russia — and it's doing so with President Trump's full support.
EU Road Runners
© Forum Geopolitica
Two Fires That Could Escalate Into a Storm

World War I began on July 28, 1914 — 112 years later, the scene looks much the same, because it wouldn't take much for the situation to escalate fully. Today, there are two centers of conflict that have the potential to plunge the entire world into a global conflict.

When it comes to Iran, "peacemaker" Trump is breaking the MOU, just as we expected, and is attacking Iran once again — nota bene — during the largest funeral the world has ever seen. Iran has responded militarily, but with restraint. Some link this to the funeral ceremonies. More likely, however, is the implementation of a strategy to bring the West to its knees economically by blockading the Strait of Hormuz. The Middle East and Europe are in a state of limbo — but for how much longer?

The Collective West claims that it wants to — and is capable of — forcing Russia to make peace through war. To the surprise of many observers — including those in Russia — the Russian army has not (yet) struck back against Europe.

In this article, we discuss the situation in Europe.

Trump Is More Aggressive Than Biden

President Biden was considered a warmonger and a puppet of the deep state. Consequently, the US and Europe have been supplying Ukraine with weapons since the start of Russia's special military operation, even though Joe Biden himself initially expressed concerns that this behavior by the West could lead to World War III.
"The idea that we're going to send in offensive equipment and have planes and tanks and trains going in with American pilots and American crews... that's called 'World War III.'"

President Joe Biden, 11 March 2022
This led many commentators — including us — to favor Donald Trump: a man who promised peace and pledged not to start any new wars, and who boasted he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. Yet now, at the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump has endorsed Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia.
"Trump said he supported Ukraine striking targets deep inside Russian territory, calling it an escalation that could help end the war."

The Wallstreet Journal, 8 July 2026
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Black Magic

Watching Western Europe sleepwalk toward civilizational suicide

Ladislav Zemánek
RT
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:54 UTC
Migrants EU
© Bulent Doruk / Anadolu Agency / Gettyimages.ru
The continent is running out of time to decide what kind of place it wants to be

Western Europe is not being conquered by foreign armies. It is being dismantled by its own political elites. While millions of Europeans watch their countries change beyond recognition, the ruling class continues to celebrate the very policies driving that transformation.

The numbers alone should set off alarm bells across every EU capital.

According to demographic data compiled by Berlin's Rockwool Foundation, the European Union's foreign-born population has surged from around 40 million people in 2010 to approximately 64 million in 2025. Out of the EU's total population of roughly 451 million, around 15% are now of non-EU origin. Even more astonishing, 7.3 million immigrants were added between 2023 and 2025 alone.

It is one of the fastest demographic transformations ever experienced.
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Bad Guys

Lindsey Graham was a monster, but not exceptional

Tarik Cyril Amar
RT
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:28 UTC
Lindsay Graham
Lindsay Graham
Normal people would be ashamed to be seen with him, dead or alive; Western elites are boasting of how close to him they were.

Lindsey Graham is dead. And if we were to apply the old Spartan and then Roman adage "about the dead, nothing but the good," then this is where this text would have to end.

Some readers may find this shocking or unkind. But it is a fact that there is no way to write about the intriguingly sudden end of the long-term US senator from South Carolina in a 'balanced' manner and stay honest.

Graham was an almost cartoonishly evil man and since he was also very powerful, his moral depravity made a big difference to the lives of all too many. Downplaying that fact out of misplaced piety would be perverse; it would mean to disrespect the many victims of perfidious and brutal US and, in fact, Israeli policies of vicious violence and outrageous injustice that Graham promoted with every fiber of his being for his whole political life.

During the Gaza genocide, when challenged specifically about the Israeli mass killings of civilians, including women and children, Graham launched into what can only be called a psychopathic rant comparing the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians with American warfare against Germany in [and] Japan in World War II (an intriguing comparison in and of itself, but that is another matter) and drawing the conclusion that Gaza should be flattened, including with nuclear weapons. Gaza has been flattened, and to his dying day, Graham never showed an ounce of compassion for those slaughtered by his Israeli friends and did everything he could to support that slaughter.

Comment: Well said, Mr Amar!

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