Blogger Comment: I cannot really blame this guy with the western MSM lies that they have spewed about Ukraine and NATO pushing right up to the Russian border and where prior to 2022, the Ukraine government and their military (mainly the Neo-Nazi AZOV regiment that was and still is, part of their own Ukrainian army) had raped, tortured and murder up to 20,000 Russuan-speaking Eastern Ukrainians and where the West have always covered this genocide story up…for Biden was in Ukraine in 2013 dictating to the Ukrainian government and where he was dangling a $1 billion US payment transfer in foreign aid in front of them when Hunter was there and where Biden Sr got the Ukrainian Government to sack their chief prosecutor, as he was going for Hunter Biden for massive corruption charges…they obliged and it was screened on Ukrianian TV at the time and where some of the billion paid for this massacre of those 20,000 mothers, children, fathers, the elderly and babies…for Joe Biden was no more than a Globlaist puppet who they controlled…and fact not fiction…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin may be preparing to dramatically expand Moscow’s war effort following this weekend’s parliamentary elections, with Western intelligence officials detecting signs of a possible “stealth mobilisation” campaign designed to bring more troops into the fight without triggering the political backlash of another nationwide draft.
Western officials say Russia is putting administrative machinery in place that would allow the Kremlin to rapidly increase recruitment if Putin decides additional forces are needed.
“What we are seeing is administrative preparations to make it possible to do it, if that was the decision,” an intelligence source told The Telegraph.
The warning comes as Russia holds a three-day parliamentary election that began Friday, with Putin presenting the vote as a demonstration of national unity and support for Moscow’s war effort.
Russia has denied speculation that another mobilisation will follow the election.
“Stealth” Mobilisation Already Underway
Western intelligence officials do not currently consider another massive public call-up the most likely outcome.
“Some form of mobilisation is possible, but we don’t believe it’s the most likely thing to happen,” one intelligence official said.
A large-scale draft would carry considerable risks for Putin.
The official described such a move as “high risk politically” and “highly disruptive” to the Russian economy.
There are also questions about Moscow’s ability to arm and equip hundreds of thousands of additional soldiers, with the official saying Russia “does not have the equipment” required to immediately absorb such a force.
Instead, intelligence assessments suggest Moscow has been pursuing less visible methods of expanding its manpower.
“We see lots of what we call ‘stealth’ mobilisation and extra efforts to drive up contract recruitment,” the source said.
Those efforts reportedly include targeting defendants awaiting trial, Russians struggling with debt, and students falling behind academically.
“But that is very different, that doesn’t risk the same kind of public reaction as mass mobilisation,” the official said. “A very big public mass mobilisation feels to me unlikely.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said Ukrainian intelligence believes Moscow could seek another 300,000 troops.
NATO Countries Brace for Russian Escalation
Concerns about Russia’s next moves are increasingly extending beyond the battlefield in Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Thursday that Moscow could attempt drone or missile strikes against NATO countries supporting Ukraine and then portray the incidents as accidents.
Poland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily closed airports near its border with Ukraine on Thursday as Russia launched another wave of attacks against western Ukraine.
France is simultaneously preparing for an escalation in Russian cyberattacks, sabotage, drone activity, and other forms of hybrid warfare.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his government would develop additional protections for critical infrastructure and sensitive defense facilities.
“In recent weeks, the Russian hybrid threat against Europeans and against France has intensified,” Macron said.
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“The intent is to intimidate us and break our effort to support Ukraine.
“The result will be the exact opposite. We are not intimidated because we know that our security today and tomorrow is at stake in Ukraine.”
Russia Intensifies Missile Campaign
The warnings come as Russia dramatically increases its missile attacks.
Reuters reported Friday that Moscow has begun deploying significant numbers of repurposed RM48U training missiles in combat, contributing to record levels of ballistic missile attacks while potentially allowing Russia to preserve stocks of more advanced weapons.
At the same time, the Kremlin has increased pressure on Western companies that continue operating inside Russia and continued warning NATO governments against expanding their involvement in the war.
European officials are increasingly concerned that the conflict is moving into a more dangerous phase in which conventional warfare inside Ukraine runs alongside cyberattacks, sabotage, and other operations directed against Kyiv’s Western supporters.
Questions Grow Over U.S. Troop Presence in Europe
The escalating warnings come as questions emerge about the future of America’s military footprint in Europe.
Reports have suggested that the Pentagon is examining options that could reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed on the continent.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker pushed back Friday against reports suggesting that Washington is preparing a massive withdrawal.
“I can tell you that I don’t think that it’s accurate,” Whitaker said.
Any significant change to America’s troop presence would come as European governments confront growing concerns about their ability to deter Moscow while continuing to support Ukraine.
French Officials Issue Stark Warning
Macron convened French political leaders and intelligence officials Friday for discussions about the growing security threat.
Guillaume Lacroix, president of France’s Radical Party of the Left, emerged from the briefing with a stark assessment.
“I’ve just emerged from nearly three hours of briefing and discussions with the President of the Republic and the intelligence and security services,” Lacroix wrote on X.
“At the age of 50, I have rarely felt such vertigo.
“Vertigo at the gravity of the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, at the predatory madness driving the world toward chaos.”
Lacroix described the situation confronting France as “grave.”
“Our democracy, our country must already face up to it today and will have to stand firm tomorrow,” he said.
For now, Western intelligence officials are stopping short of predicting another Russian mass mobilisation.
But the preparations they say are already underway would give Putin options after the parliamentary elections conclude, while Moscow continues increasing military pressure on Ukraine and European governments prepare for the possibility that the conflict will increasingly spill beyond Ukraine’s borders.
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