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Putin’s stagnation: police in Russia again disperse concerts, and metalworkers are fined for tattoos and clothes

Over the past year in Russia, the security forces have disrupted a series of punk and metal concerts. 35 years after the collapse of the USSR, representatives of subcultures are again persecuted in Russia – those who were previously called “informals”. Concerts are banned and dispersed, songs are censored, and for improper clothes are fined. The police and judges rely on anti-extremist legislation, which is increasingly tightening. Objects of repression are not necessarily young rebellious, sometimes quite loyal to the state of age. The current bans are even tougher than the Soviet ones.

L’Iran et l’Ukraine — Deux théâtres d’opérations dans la guerre unique menée par le monde non occidental pour l’équilibre des forces

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transits the Suez Canal, March 5, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

En Iran et en Ukraine, l’enjeu — ce pour quoi on se bat et ce contre quoi on se bat — est un rééquilibrage des pouvoirs qui s’avérera d’une ampleur historique mondiale lorsqu’il sera enfin accompli.

On a d’abord appris que, le 8 avril, des avions israéliens avaient bombardé la ligne ferroviaire Chine-Iran, un élément clé de l’ambitieuse initiative chinoise des Nouvelles Routes de la Soie. Parmi toutes les cibles que la machine terroriste sioniste aurait pu viser, pourquoi un projet d’infrastructure financé par la Chine ? La question était légitime.

La future « Banque de l’OTAN » devrait financer la course aux armements imminente entre l’Europe et la Russie.

Le dilemme sécuritaire russo-polonais servira probablement d’impulsion pour libérer pleinement et gérer correctement les capacités de l’OTAN européenne dans son ensemble, conformément à la stratégie de défense nationale des États-Unis.

Fin janvier, RT a attiré l’attention sur un rapport des Izvestia sur les prétendus projets occidentaux de créer une « Banque de défense, de sécurité et de résilience » (DSRB) d’ici 2027. Leur article s’appuie sur des recherches approfondies menées par l’Atlantic Council, qui a eu l’idée de ce qui a d’abord été appelé la « Banque de l’OTAN ». L’objectif est d’accorder des « prêts à faible taux d’intérêt pour la modernisation de la défense », permettant ainsi aux membres de l’OTAN de consacrer 5 % de leur PIB à la défense sans réduire de manière significative les dépenses sociales et d’infrastructure.

Fact-Check: Russia Was Never Iran’s “Ally”

In the objectively existing reality in which International Relations are unfolding, Russia has proven its reliability as an ally to the five countries that comprise the CSTO, while popular claims that it’s Syria, Venezuela, and/or Iran’s ally are bonafide “Potemkinism”, or nothing but an alternative reality.

Why No One Is Winning the Russia-Ukraine War After Four Years

Looking up above Ukraine’s snaking front lines, some drones zip toward far-away targets while others hover lower— buzzing right above the heads of soldiers on the contact line, searching for their next target.

“There is constant activity in the air almost everywhere,” says one Ukrainian soldier on the front line. He declined to provide his name or any details about where he’s been deployed, as he was not authorized to speak.

Sixty Russian agents identified: Prigozhin’s influence network taken over by the foreign intelligence service

At the “Company”, a group of “34 specialists,” sometimes referred to as “sociologists” or “political technologists,” work under Klyukin’s supervision. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the political situation in 15 countries, they write briefing notes and conduct telephone surveys with thousands of respondents — 1,133 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in June 2024, another 1,024 in Mali in August, and so on.

Russia’s Military Bases in Syria Under Threat

The Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base are Russia’s only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union and have been key to the Kremlin’s activities in Africa and the Middle East.

Russian state media report that the Syrian opposition has “guaranteed” the security of the facilities, but it is not clear if Moscow will maintain control of them.
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Ce n’est pas la Russie, c’est l’Europe qui est isolée

Les responsables politiques et les journalistes des gros médias du système de l’UE sont si choqués par le revirement des États-Unis qu’ils n’arrivent plus à formuler des plans sérieux. La panique s’empare d’eux car leur logiciel de l’époque de l’OTAN avec les États-Unis dans la position du grand allié ne répond plus à leurs questions. Le résultat est que ce n’est pas la Russie, mais c’est l’Europe qui est isolée.

Russian Force Generation & Technological Adaptations Update, October 9, 2025

Key Takeaways

  • Russian forces have been increasingly targeting Ukrainian logistics routes and positions in the near rear using mothership unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), particularly motherships based on variants of the Orlan and Molniya fixed-wing drones, since at least August 2025.
  • Russian developers are integrating fiber-optic cables into cheaper drones to scale Russian forces’ ability to conduct drone strikes at farther ranges.
  • Russian forces are trying to scale the production of fiber-optic UAVs to increasingly intercept Ukrainian heavy bomber drones.
  • Russian developers reportedly introduced fiber-optic FPV UAVs that can function as repeater drones for other strike and reconnaissance UAVs, extending Russian tactical drone ranges to up to 60 kilometers.
  • Russian forces are pursuing moving targets in the near rear with Shahed (Geran) and Gerbera UAVs with integrated cameras and radio control capabilities.
  • Russian developers are fielding new countermeasures against Ukrainian drone interceptors, chiefly via newly integrated radio detectors.