Ukraine is teaching the Pentagon a valuable lesson. In modern warfare, thousands of cheap, reliable drones can matter more than a handful of expensive, high-tech weapons. America needs to rethink how it equips its forces for the next war. #Pentagon #DroneWarfare #NationalSecurity
— @Robert4787 Oct 19, 2026
⛔️Paolo Zampolli, who is said to have introduced trump to Melania, under suspicious circumstances, during Epstein rape spree, was fired on Thursday from the State Department. His parting shot, “they are not just leaving, they’re fleeing.”‼️
— @drhossamsamy65 Oct 19, 2026
Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
— @business Oct 19, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions. on.wsj.com/4BeZLqz
— @WSJ Oct 18, 2026
Sharing intelligence is one thing. Getting timely warnings to Ukrainian commanders is another. If Russian strikes and Starlink disruptions expose gaps in battlefield awareness, U.S. intelligence must determine why. American security is at stake, too. #Ukraine #CIA #NationalSecurity
rferl.org/a/33876481.html— @Robert4787 Oct 18, 2026
A second photo of former #BND chief August #Hanning and Nikolai #Patrushev—Putin’s longtime security confidant who succeeded him as FSB head in 1999 and later served as Secretary of the Security Council—from the same 2019 event makes their proximity look even less accidental.
– At the Valaam Monastery visit linked to the Arctic Council gathering under #Russia’s Security Council, Hanning is again positioned directly beside Patrushev in a place of honor—this time in an outdoor group photo in front of the monastery doors, among participants in matching blue jackets.
– The earlier interior photo (the one I posted yesterday, and again in the following tweet, with Hanning circled next to Patrushev amid the gold of the iconostasis) already showed striking access.
– This second image from the same trip reinforces that it was not a random snapshot: the retired Western intelligence chief was repeatedly placed next to one of #Putin’s longest-serving security confidants.
– Patrushev succeeded Putin as #FSB head in 1999 and remained central through the 2014 Crimea annexation and the 2022 full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.
– After leaving FSB in 2008, Patrushev served as the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation from 2008 to May 2024.— @Shtuni Oct 18, 2026
Director of FSB (1999–2008)
On 9 August 1999, a decree by President Boris Yeltsin promoted him to director, replacing his close friend Vladimir Putin.
On 9 August 1999, a decree by President Boris Yeltsin promoted him to director, replacing his close friend Vladimir Putin.
In September 1999, a series of explosions hit four apartment blocks in three Russian cities, killing more than 300. The bombings, together with the Invasion of Dagestan, triggered the Second Chechen War. The handling of the crisis by Vladimir Putin, who was prime minister at the time, boosted his popularity greatly and helped him attain the presidency within a few months.[11] A suspicious device resembling those used in the bombings was found and defused in an apartment block in the Russian city of Ryazan on 22 September 1999.[12] On 23 September, Vladimir Putin praised the vigilance of the inhabitants of Ryazan and ordered the air bombing of Grozny, which marked the beginning of the Second Chechen War.[13] Three FSB agents who had planted the devices at Ryazan were arrested by the local police.[14] The next day, Patrushev announced that the incident in Ryazan had been an anti-terror drill and the device found there contained only sugar, and freed the FSB agents involved.[15] FSB also issued a public apology about the incident.[16]
Although the bombings were widely blamed on Chechen rebels, their guilt was never conclusively proven. A number of historians and investigative journalists have instead called the bombings a false flag attack perpetrated by the FSB to win public support for a new war in Chechnya and to boost the popularity of Vladimir Putin, the former head of the FSB, prior to the upcoming presidential elections.[14]
Former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who blamed the FSB for the bombings and was a critic of Putin, was assassinated in London in 2006. The United Kingdom public inquiry into the poisoning of Litvinenko found that “the FSB operation to kill Mr Litvinenko was probably approved by Mr Patrushev and also by President Putin.”[17]
Nikolai Patrushev – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola…
Director of FSB (1999–2008)
On 9 August 1999, a decree by President Boris Yeltsin promoted him to director, replacing his close friend Vladimir Putin.In September 1999, a series of explosions hit four apartment blocks in three Russian cities, killing more than 300. The bombings, together with the Invasion of Dagestan, triggered the Second Chechen War. The handling of the crisis by Vladimir Putin, who was prime minister at the time, boosted his popularity greatly and helped him attain the presidency within a few months.[11] A suspicious device resembling those used in the bombings was found and defused in an apartment block in the Russian city of Ryazan on 22 September 1999.[12] On 23 September, Vladimir Putin praised the vigilance of the inhabitants of Ryazan and ordered the air bombing of Grozny, which marked the beginning of the Second Chechen War.[13] Three FSB agents who had planted the devices at Ryazan were arrested by the local police.[14] The next day, Patrushev announced that the incident in Ryazan had been an anti-terror drill and the device found there contained only sugar, and freed the FSB agents involved.[15] FSB also issued a public apology about the incident.[16]
Although the bombings were widely blamed on Chechen rebels, their guilt was never conclusively proven. A number of historians and investigative journalists have instead called the bombings a false flag attack perpetrated by the FSB to win public support for a new war in Chechnya and to boost the popularity of Vladimir Putin, the former head of the FSB, prior to the upcoming presidential elections.[14]
Former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who blamed the FSB for the bombings and was a critic of Putin, was assassinated in London in 2006. The United Kingdom public inquiry into the poisoning of Litvinenko found that “the FSB operation to kill Mr Litvinenko was probably approved by Mr Patrushev and also by President Putin.”[17]
Nikolai Patrushev – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 18, 2026
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⚓ THE HABITS OF RESPECTABLE MEN ⚓
Some gentlemen returned to the docks with remarkable regularity, seeking the company of handsome sailors.
The sea kept its secrets. Not the blackmailers.
— @boisdulac_ Oct 18, 2026
Finland will plant 1 Million landmines along the borders with Russia starting 2027.
— @BowesChay Oct 18, 2026