🇺🇸🇻🇪 NEW: The US is preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, NBC reports. Plans reportedly include drone strikes on traffickers and labs, though Trump has not yet approved action. 1/2

🇺🇦🇭🇺 JUST IN: Proof that this morning a drone flight was recorded over Zakarpattia, twice violating Ukraine’s border from Hungary, per Ukraine’s General Staff. Hungary’s Defense Ministry earlier denied Zelensky’s claims about Hungarian drones entering Ukrainian airspace.

🇪🇺🇩🇪 WATCH: German defense startup Helsing has revealed the CA-1 "Europa" autonomous combat drone, planned for its first flight in 2027 and military use by 2031. The AI-driven UCAV can operate solo, in swarms, or alongside fighter jets.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Russia’s FM spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, accused Kyiv of allegedly planning to "refit Russian drones with explosives" and "attack transport hubs in Poland and Romania" under the guise of Russian UAVs then launch a disinformation campaign to "blame Moscow and drag NATO into the war." 1/2

🇩🇰🇺🇦 NEW: Denmark announces its 27th military aid package for Ukraine worth 2.6B kroner (~€400M). Of this, nearly 1.6B kroner will go directly to Ukraine’s defense industry under the “Danish model” to supply drones, ammunition, and missiles. Another 1.1B is earmarked for other military assistance.

🇧🇾🇷🇺 BREAKING: Belarus' Foreign Ministry says that the Russian “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) has been deployed on its territory.

🇩🇪 Unidentified drones flew over Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, prompting an investigation into possible espionage or sabotage. Germany is boosting drone defenses after Denmark faced similar incursions. Chancellor Merz: “We are not at war, but we are no longer living in peace.”

Obviously, Russia has been waging its hybrid warfare campaign against Europe for a long time already and didn't just start now. How many more "wake-up calls" do European politicians need before they finally act?

🇪🇺🇩🇰🇷🇺 JUST IN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that drone incursions shutting down airports mark the start of a "hybrid war" against Europe, calling Russia the main threat and announcing stepped-up anti-drone defenses, per Politico.

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇷🇺 NEW: Europe could be left without internet, energy and military communications as Russia secretly prepares sabotage near the British Isles, FT reports. Russian recon ship "Yantar" spent 3 months mapping submarine cables vital for NATO, internet, and energy, while disguised as a civilian vessel.

🇪🇺🇸🇰🇷🇺 NEW: Slovakia has blocked the EU’s 19th sanctions package against Russia, delaying measures on LNG, Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, and Russia’s shadow fleet.

🇺🇦🇭🇺 NEW: Hungarian drones violated Ukrainian airspace, Zelensky said in response to recent incidents on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. He suggested they may have been conducting reconnaissance of industrial sites in the border regions.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Zelensky asked Trump for Tomahawk missiles with a range of over 1,600 km during a closed meeting, The Telegraph reports. Ukraine would consider the Kremlin a potential target if Russia strikes its energy sector. Trump reportedly reacted with understanding, though approval remains uncertain.

🇷🇺🇨🇳🇹🇼 BREAKING: Russia is helping China prepare for an invasion of Taiwan, WP reports. A leaked $580M contract shows Moscow will train a Chinese airborne battalion and supply BMD-4Ms, Sprut-SDM1 guns, BTR-MDMs, command vehicles, and parachute systems. Taiwan says it is watching closely.

🇺🇸🇭🇺🇷🇺 Orban opposed Trump, saying Hungary will continue buying Russian energy, Bloomberg reports. He stressed that Budapest acts in its own interests and is not obliged to follow US directives. He warned that cutting Russian supplies would shrink Hungary’s economic output by 4%.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russia has extended its fuel export ban until year-end as Ukrainian drones cripple refineries, pumping stations, and fuel trains. Shortages worsen nationwide and in occupied Crimea, where half of pumps are down and Sevastopol briefly ran out of gasoline, per CNN.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Russia's gasoline shortage has now reached the Lipetsk region, adding to the growing fuel crisis across the country.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia fires about twice as many artillery shells, but Ukraine compensates with precision, reconnaissance, and strikes on key targets. 1/2

🇬🇧🇵🇸 JUST IN: Former UK PM Tony Blair has held talks, reportedly backed by the US, about leading a UN- and Gulf-supported transitional authority in Gaza before handing control to Palestinians. His office stressed he would not endorse any plan involving displacement, per BBC.

🇩🇰🇷🇺 WATCH: Danish outlet Ekstra Bladet spotted the Russian landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin just 12 km off Langeland with its AIS off during recent days of drone chaos over Denmark. Experts warn the Baltic Fleet vessel may have supported or coordinated hybrid operations.

🇸🇪 BREAKING: Suspected drones were seen overnight near Möcklösundsbron bridge in Sweden, less than 10 km from the Karlskrona Naval Base. Police, alerted by residents, confirmed sightings of two large drones with red and green lights, similar to recent cases in Denmark and Norway, per SVT.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine's President Zelensky said in an interview with Axios that he will not seek a second term once Russia’s full-scale war ends, stressing his only goal is to finish the war. He added that Ukraine could hold elections during a potential ceasefire if conditions allow it.

🇩🇪🇮🇱 Germany has not approved any new arms exports to Israel since Merz’s August pledge to halt weapons “usable in Gaza,” effectively freezing all licenses, POLITICO reports. The move is considered stricter than initially announced by many in Berlin.

🇩🇪 NEW: Germany pledges €35B for space defense by 2030, aiming to build a resilient satellite and launch system to counter Russia and China, Defense Minister Pistorius said, per DW.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 WATCH: Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai with drones.

🇰🇷🇰🇵 BREAKING: South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean commercial vessel that crossed the disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea. The ship retreated after verbal warnings and standard protocol operations, Seoul’s military said, per Reuters.

Kremlin mouthpieces have also begun spreading disinformation about Moldova, attempting to stir up tensions. We’ll likely see much more of this in the coming days.

🇩🇰 BREAKING: Denmark has once again closed Aalborg Air Base and Aalborg Airport after unidentified drones were detected in its airspace. Commercial flights are being diverted.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 BREAKING: US President Trump: “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, it’s been enough, it’s time to stop.”

🇺🇸🇨🇳 NOW: US President Trump signed an Executive Order saving TikTok from a ban, saying US investors will run it with Oracle playing a key role. VP Vance said the $14B deal secures American data and gives US investors control of the algorithm.

🇨🇳🇹🇼 WATCH: China’s PLA aired propaganda footage of unmanned ground vehicles, drones, and troops using powered exoskeletons for supply transport, casualty evacuation, and combat support in rugged terrain. One clip shows a soldier firing while wearing the suit.

🇺🇸🇹🇷 NOW: Turkey and the US signed a memorandum on nuclear energy cooperation, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. The document was signed at the White House after talks between Erdoğan and Trump.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Drone footage shows Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces striking gas distribution stations in Shchastia, Severodonetsk, and Novopskov in Russian-occupied Luhansk region today.

🇲🇩🇷🇺 JUST IN: ISW warns that Russia is preparing conditions for possibly violent protests to oust Moldova’s President Sandu after the Sept 28 elections. Russian intelligence has reportedly trained Moldovans to stage provocations, aiming for a “mirror” of Ukraine’s Euromaidan.

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🔹🇷🇺 BREAKING: European diplomats privately warned Moscow that NATO is ready to shoot down Russian planes if airspace violations continue. UK, French, and German envoys told the Kremlin the recent MiG-31 incursion over Estonia appeared deliberate.

🇱🇻🇷🇺 NEW: Two Hungarian JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets scrambled from Šiauliai, Lithuania, to intercept five Russian jets (Su-30, Su-35, three MiG-31s) flying near Latvian airspace earlier today. The aircraft lacked flight plans and transponders, NATO said.

🇫🇷 BREAKING: Unidentified drones were spotted this week flying over a military site near Mourmelon-le-Grand, located around 100 km away from Paris, according to RFI sources.

🇺🇸 NEW: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to a rare urgent meeting at a Marine base in Virginia next week. No reason was given, raising concern after the Trump administration’s recent senior military firings, per Washington Post.

🇩🇰 BREAKING: Danish police reported suspicious drone activity at the port of Korsør this afternoon. Patrols have been reinforced and citizens urged to film drones. Authorities stress the situation is serious but locals face no immediate danger, per Radio Liberty.

🔹🇷🇺 JUST IN: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov claimed NATO and the EU have declared war on Russia “through Ukraine.” He added that Russian refineries are burning from Ukrainian drones and claimed NATO indirectly inflicted huge losses without direct combat.

🔹🇷🇺 NEW: Russia’s ambassador to France warned that if NATO shoots down a Russian plane, “this will be war.” He accused NATO jets of “provocations” but denied Russian drones or aircraft had entered European airspace.

🇺🇸🇨🇦🇷🇺 NEW: NORAD scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35s in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. The aircraft stayed in international airspace and did not enter US or Canadian territory, according to NORAD and Reuters.

🇳🇴 BREAKING: Norwegian emergency services are responding to an explosion on Pilestredet in Oslo. The situation remains unclear as police and rescue teams work at the site. This comes after drone activity over Norwegian and Danish airports recently.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 JUST IN: US President Trump says Ukraine is in a position to win the war against Russia and recapture occupied territories with the help of the EU

🇺🇸🇦🇫 WATCH: Trump says he’s demanding the return of Bagram Air Base from Afghanistan to the US “right away,” warning that if Kabul doesn’t comply he will take unspecified action: “You’re going to find out what I’m going to do.”

🇺🇦🇨🇺🇷🇺 NEW: Ukraine’s military intelligence told US lawmakers that at least 20,000 Cubans have been recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, lured by $2,000 monthly pay. Many are trapped in contracts, held beyond terms, and suffer high casualties in meat-grinder units, per The Independent.

🇵🇱🇷🇴🇺🇦 NEW: Zelensky said Ukraine is discussing coordination with Poland and Romania to shoot down drones in the western regions of Ukraine, per the Kyiv Post.

🇪🇺🇷🇺 NEW: EU is considering tariffs and other trade measures on Russian oil still flowing through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, Bloomberg reports. Tariffs can be pushed through faster, while sanctions can be blocked by a single dissenting member state.

A lot of accounts are reporting that the US is cutting off security assistance to the Baltics after yesterday’s airspace violations by Russia. However, this was already reported in early September. Reuters even mentions this, but many are leaving out that detail.