Across NATO's eastern flank, officials are increasingly concerned about Russia's gray zone tactics.
Distinguished Fellow @jillrussia discusses how drones, fires, and other ambiguous attacks are creating a new challenge for NATO.
⚡️ Orbán expels 10 Russian diplomats
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said the Russian diplomats had engaged in activities incompatible with diplomatic status under the Vienna Convention. They have been ordered to leave the country.
For Hungary, this is a particularly notable move given Budapest’s traditionally much softer stance toward Moscow.
From today’s Russian papers:
▪️“In Russia one in three companies is losing money”
▪️“severe shortage of workers”
▪️Plus, schoolchildren now being shown “films about the heroes of the special military operation”
#ReadingRussia
One thing to keep in mind about the #Witkoff#Kushner motorcade in Moscow: They are being driven to & from the Kremlin in Aurus limousines- specially built for Russian leaders. Witkoff & Kushner are not in U.S. Embassy vehicles. Field day for Russian intelligence….
@RichardGrenell Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), officially upgraded the AfD's national status to a "confirmed right-wing extremist organization".
Looks like #Witkoff and #Kushner are going back to the drawing board, discussing ideas that didn’t work to bring Russia and Ukraine together and, maybe, analyzing why. But #Putin is repeating the same demands he made 4 1/2 years ago.
Did #Witkoff/#Kushner bring any new ideas with them? Russian Foreign Ministry says they brought “a whole range of ideas” for the resolution of the war. But was there anything NEW? Putin has rejected previous proposals, and still insists he’s winning.