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News & Current Events May 7, 2026 at 5:18 AM

Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe, intelligence officials say

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Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe, intelligence officials say
AP News
Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe, intelligence officials say
Three Western intelligence officials from different countries have told The Associated Press that a campaign of targeted killings they blame on Russia has ramped up since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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haloweenek May 7, 2026 +298
That’s like like rule number 1 in „russian politics” playbook. From beginning of 1900 era they had a specialized lab that was developing poisons and means of delivering them … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison\_laboratory\_of\_the\_Soviet\_secret\_services Yupp - those folks have a systemic enemy elimination solutions. Only thing that was decided is: do you go with a bang or silently…
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juvash May 7, 2026 +46
Would you sir care for some polonium tea? The worst thing is they will give someone a very nasty radioactive isotope without instructing them just how dangerous it is.
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haloweenek May 7, 2026 +8
Drink your polon, good for hair
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sanelushim May 7, 2026 +2
Walking cane (or was it an umbrella?) to the leg.
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Healthy-Amoeba2296 May 7, 2026 +1
umbrella. He said "sorry comrad"
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Hat_Maverick May 7, 2026 +2
Nobody doesn't like molten boron
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Seagoon_Memoirs May 7, 2026 +13
or splat
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haloweenek May 7, 2026 +16
Window method is certified only for internal country use, to lower the costs…
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DividedState May 8, 2026 +1
Or flying.
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FadeToBSoD May 7, 2026 +189
Not surprised. Putin is evil incarnate.
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AnotherClimateRefuge May 7, 2026 +62
Dictator of a terrorist state
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Secret_Wishbone_2009 May 7, 2026 +17
A nuclear armed terrorist state
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DDoubleDDog May 7, 2026 -11
This is why it's so important to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from getting nuclear weapons. They will start acting more like Russia if they get nukes. They will murder, torture, r*** and kidnap with total impunity if they have nukes, just like Russia does every day, and there will be no way to hold them accountable.
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AnotherClimateRefuge May 7, 2026 +2
They would act like isreal acts. But, there is no credible evidence Iran was developing nuclear weapons. 
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Mad-Melvin May 8, 2026 +1
What is the current method we have for holding them accountable? Seems like they have us by the balls even without nukes.
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msasti May 7, 2026 +19
This has been the norm since well before Putin and will continue to be the norm long after he's gone. The Russian people (and the Russian state by extension) cannot bear the fact that the world doesn't abide by their will. So they will throw tantrums, kill people who oppose them, lie and meddle in our affairs using whatever leverage remains. It's a nation with an imperialistic spirit which won't change soon, if ever. We can and should do everything in our power to isolate them from the civilised world.
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Church_of_Aaargh May 7, 2026 +7
Imagine using all that effort to improve life for the Russian people instead …
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DarwinsPerfectFool May 8, 2026 +3
If you think this is a Putin problem you'll be in for a rude awakening once the piece of shit croaks
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live-the-future May 8, 2026 +1
Putin is what you get when a James Bond villain wins IRL
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GravitasFailures May 7, 2026 +159
Quick FYI, they’re laser focused right now on a few European elections, the smaller UK by-elections, and Macron is term-limited so FN is really aiming for a majority. After that they’re likely to switch back full to US midterms (we’ve had a pleasant lull so far but that will change), with Sweden (Sverige-demokratina are in a strong position sadly), Czechia and even Latvia (no chance to take it, but disruption matters here) as side targets. Swedish mischief is already ramping up btw, while there are probes in the midterms, mostly a lot of misogynist posts in more open forums, the theory is to energize the young, male vote while depressing women so much they stay home.
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Disaster532385 May 7, 2026 +39
The French presidential elections are in 2027, after the midterms in the US.
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Lamuks May 7, 2026 +50
For Latvia the russian bots on listnook are already going full swing, as well as other places. It will only get worse during the summer.
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mixxituk May 7, 2026 -12
It's almost like we need to ID social media
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Vio_ May 7, 2026 +5
It's almost like the Russian bots will just fake it that much harder.
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live-the-future May 8, 2026
Da, comrade! We must use authoritarianism so that we don't fall to authoritarianism!
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mixxituk May 8, 2026 +1
They were talking about bots, dumb ass
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Unlucky-Candidate198 May 7, 2026 +24
Luckily Orban got the boot finally and Russia ended up fumbling that bag. Good for Hungary. Worth noting they’re also currently backing Alberta seperatists in Canada, along with the US. Investigations are ongoing.
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noir_lord May 7, 2026 +8
Also Brexit, UK national and local elections. To be fair the yanks (not all of them but the worst of them) are up to their "freedom loving" balls in that as well. Plus sustained attacks on women's rights over here.
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sumregulaguy May 7, 2026 +34
Why are we allowing Russia to use our social media again?
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noir_lord May 7, 2026 +16
Cui Bono? (who benefits) as always. Hint: it's not us (where us is the average citizen of the countries they are f****** about in).
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fabmeyer May 7, 2026 -12
It's because we in the west have free speech. Everything has its pros and cons.
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[deleted] May 7, 2026 -29
[removed]
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GravitasFailures May 7, 2026 +4
Found one!
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Raspry May 7, 2026 +1
Cool, so you can vote for S in the next election since their immigration policy is identical to SD at this point. (Reminder here that it was actually S that implemented most of the current rules that drastically reduced the immigration, not the current government).
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Automatic-Wallaby761 May 7, 2026
Ehhh, no? They want to re-open our borders again to everyone without limits, nice try🤣 my vore will still go to SD
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GrowthWithLogic May 7, 2026 +71
Cold War espionage really said ‘fine, let’s update to 2026 graphics’ 😬
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totallyRebb May 7, 2026 +16
All Putin ever cared about was being able to live in his personal fantasy world. The Cold War was the only thing that ever gave his life any meaning. The whole world including Russia has to pay with lives and futures just so that one insane old psychopath who is stuck in the past can live out his nostalgic fantasies.
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live-the-future May 8, 2026 +1
That is sadly applicable to so very many world leaders more obsessed with personal legacies and/or national (vain)glory instead of the future or the good of the people.
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DrVagax May 7, 2026 +6
Well we are remaking and remastering a ton of games right now so why not the Cold War as well
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Eastern_Hornet_6432 May 7, 2026 +9
Fun fact: apparently the West's opponents in this Second Cold War are referred to as "CRINK": China, Russia, Iran, North Korea.
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noir_lord May 7, 2026 +2
CRINKY (the Y is for Yanks - not all of them, just the worst of them).
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Eastern_Hornet_6432 May 7, 2026 +2
The Yanks were/are the good guys. It was the Rebs that were/are the bad guys.
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noir_lord May 7, 2026 +3
Yank is slang for American here, yes it comes from Yankee (and predates the civil war) but no it doesn’t matter, you are yanks, whether great great grand pappy wore blue or grey. Just as we are limeys and most of us haven’t been on a Royal Navy ship.
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Vio_ May 7, 2026 +1
\> Yank is slang for American here, yes it comes from Yankee (and predates the civil war) but no it doesn’t matter, you are yanks, whether great great grand pappy wore blue or grey. Oh, you just decided to fight nutjobs from about 10 different states day, I see.
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eminusx May 7, 2026 +18
so, all the nations within Europe need to pay in kind. . . .make friends with lots of Russian people, find ways in to the country, pay off Putins men and gut the f***** like a fish. . . .
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live-the-future May 8, 2026 +3
Kinda surprised Zelenskiy hasn't tried flying a bunch of drones into and around Moscow, land them in discreet places, and just have them on standby for anytime Putie pokes his head out into public.
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eminusx May 8, 2026 +1
Great idea! Totally agree.
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ehte4 May 7, 2026 +20
Russia just cannot f*** off from Europe
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[deleted] May 7, 2026 +10
[removed]
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DisastrousAcshin May 7, 2026 +11
For real, what does modern Russia contribute to the world but misery
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External-Praline-451 May 7, 2026 +6
Russia is a malignant cancer to the world, spreading toxic hate, extremism, political upheaval, wars and misinformation.
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StunningGold8030 May 7, 2026 +29
Curious why they won't try the same with Trump /s
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Key-Rough-8346 May 7, 2026 +49
I'm not sure I understand. Are you asking why Russia doesn't kill Trump? Trump is doing everything Putin could want a US president to do.
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StunningGold8030 May 7, 2026 +29
Oops, my bad I missed the sarcasm tag
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ydalv_ May 7, 2026 +9
Rallying Europe further against Russia seems like a genius move for Russia! /s
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BrainRobotron May 7, 2026 +3
Sounds like Putin's chemo isn't going well.
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Paatos May 7, 2026 +4
The difference is that if he snuffs some EU head of state, another will be elected to replace him/her. Dictators like Putin have to crawl and live in a hole somewhere in paranoid fear. And after he's gone, the whole system falls like a stack of cards (for the better or in Russia's case, even worse).
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Aggressive_Noise6426 May 7, 2026 +2
…..why though. Can you just not? 
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Healthy-Amoeba2296 May 7, 2026 +3
Sounds like open warfare to me
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DDoubleDDog May 7, 2026 +1
Meanwhile, Europe continues to trade with Russia and refuses to expel the Russian ambassadors. Europe is funding its own destruction and having friendly chats with the regime that wants to destroy them. European leaders are incredibly stupid. It's time for them to impose severe diplomatic and financial consequences on Russia. It's the least they could do to defend themselves.
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Eigetsu May 7, 2026 -4
\>Several years earlier, Osechkin said, a red dot — which he thought was a laser sight for a gun — appeared on his wall. Lmao. Looks like somebody watched hollywood movies too much.
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ExpensiveBlood42069 May 7, 2026 -6
Lol, sure "intelligence officials"... Same ones that said Putin was dying of cancer, or gone mad and wants to expand ruzzias border to former glory, sending ukrainian children to north korea and also were running out of soldiers and materials like 3 years ago?
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Maxxetto May 7, 2026 -55
Probably some sort of fake propaganda. Europe is in murky waters right now, because of how compromised it is with its Israeli ties.
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External-Praline-451 May 7, 2026 +3
How come you're online? I thought they cut off the Internet in Russia?
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Pandemonium_Fallen May 7, 2026 -20
Well, Rothschild is Netanyahu's Lord and master, just as he was Epstein's as well, and he does pull the strings of the Global Financial industry, plus his lavish portfolio of every human trafficking and blackmail network in the world so... 🤷
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lew_rong May 7, 2026 -8
Swollen hands, swollen goiters.
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