RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: “Former CIA station chief: After Ukraine, more countries may be in Moscow’s crosshairs” ⚠️When did it become clear that this was not merely a theory? The first evidence (of Putin’s plan to rebuilding the Soviet empire) was the invasion of Georgia. Six years later came Ukraine, which they tried to conceal through the appearance of the so-called little green men and hybrid warfare. But the West did not respond appropriately. We did nothing about Georgia, and in 2014 we did not do enough to defend Ukraine. 🚨Putin concluded from this that the West was weak, Europe was weak, the United States was weak, and no one would stop him. 👇Above and below quotes from a ver

“Former CIA station chief: After Ukraine, more countries may be in Moscow’s crosshairs”

⚠️When did it become clear that this was not merely a theory?

The first evidence (of Putin’s plan to rebuilding the Soviet empire) was the invasion of Georgia. Six years later came Ukraine, which they tried to conceal through the appearance of the so-called little green men and hybrid warfare.

But the West did not respond appropriately. We did nothing about Georgia, and in 2014 we did not do enough to defend Ukraine.

🚨Putin concluded from this that the West was weak, Europe was weak, the United States was weak, and no one would stop him.

👇Above and below quotes from a very nice interview out today with the Hungarian news service,  Origo.HU with Tamas Balogh. We covered a lot of good ground on Russia, the Ukraine War and their intelligence services reckless escalation.

☑️A few more of my quotes from the interview:

🔸In Russia, you cannot have a free and fair election, because if you did, Putin would not be in power. That is why they launched what, for more than 20 years, they have referred to as a constant second front with information warfare.

🔸The biggest problem with the system is that Russian intelligence does not necessarily seek the truth. I spent three decades working against Russian intelligence officers.

🔸My experience is that one of their greatest weaknesses over the past quarter-century has been their increasing tendency to just want to please the boss.

⚠️They (the RIS) call Putin “Nachalnik,” meaning “the boss.” He is the center of the system. They march to his tune…

👇MUCH MORE in below, great interview, hit the translate button and check it out, please.

#HybridWarfare  #Russia  #Putin  #UkraineWar  #GreyZone  #Deterrence  #Geopolitics  #ForeignPolicy
👉LINK to the interview:
origo.hu/kulpol/2026/09/oros…

— @Wiswesser Sep 7, 2026