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Just_Vote_Dem

(3,528 posts)
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:30 AM Dec 10

BOMBSHELL: Russia Was Planning a Massive Terrorist Attack on Europe and the U.S. in 2024

Russia has been conducting a terror war against the rest of Europe for years.

Assassinations, acts of sabotage, you name it.
(This article https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-shadow-war-against-west
details the scope of this war.)

But this particular story didn’t get the attention it merited. From the BBC last year:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07912lxx33o

Western security officials have now told US media they believe the fires - which happened in July - were part of an orchestrated campaign by Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU.

Russia denies being behind acts of sabotage. But it is suspected to have been behind other attacks on warehouses and railway networks in EU member states this year, including in Sweden and in the Czech Republic.

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The article is from https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/9/2357708/-BOMBSHELL-Russia-Was-Planning-a-Massive-Terrorist-Attack-on-Europe-and-the-U-S-in-2024

There are some more links and much more detail there.

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BOMBSHELL: Russia Was Planning a Massive Terrorist Attack on Europe and the U.S. in 2024 (Original Post) Just_Vote_Dem Dec 10 OP
Why is Russia not designated a Disaffected Dec 10 #1
For the same reason Maxwell gets a puppy. Volaris Dec 10 #2
Certainly for the US but Disaffected Dec 10 #7
nukes pimpbot Dec 10 #10
Point. Disaffected Dec 10 #23
Russia, motherland of the modern Republican Party here in the states. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 10 #3
Will republicans spend another 4th of July in Moscow? PSPS Dec 10 #4
Looking at you, Ron Johnson Wild blueberry Dec 10 #12
They have. lastlib Dec 10 #22
JHC! From your link and so much more there!!! sheshe2 Dec 10 #5
Thank you for the enhancement! Just_Vote_Dem Dec 10 #9
I'd love to see NATO allow Ukraine to join NATO today KS Toronado Dec 10 #11
Possible Reichstag fire event 😬 Arazi Dec 10 #6
Will Russia get the mental illness excuse? IronLionZion Dec 10 #8
Well, the DNC should have known it would be a heavy lift Gum Logger Dec 10 #13
Newsflash Russia is our enemy Botany Dec 10 #14
They did, it's called Trump relayerbob Dec 10 #15
Putin's Russia is our enemy peggysue2 Dec 10 #16
Nothing Will Convince Me Mr.Bee Dec 10 #17
When is the next time Putin takes a cruise Ilsa Dec 10 #18
The DKos post says that the BBC reported this last year. The date? Nov 5th. No way that ANY story is going to break... themaguffin Dec 10 #19
I see them all the time causing hate on Facebook and they are covertly trying to divide us even more. kimbutgar Dec 10 #20
Exactly.... this played a large role in getting Krasnov elected twice. groundloop Dec 10 #21
They are active on DU Botany Dec 10 #24

Volaris

(11,381 posts)
2. For the same reason Maxwell gets a puppy.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:41 AM
Dec 10

This entire administration is a fucking bank heist from top to bottom.

Disaffected

(6,149 posts)
7. Certainly for the US but
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:37 PM
Dec 10

what about in the wider context i.e. most of the rest of the world (including the UN)??

pimpbot

(1,161 posts)
10. nukes
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:19 PM
Dec 10

At some point they would possibly be crazy enough to use them. So we have to deal with their boorish behavior.

I'm not sure what the long game is. For them it is destabilization to bring the whole world down to their country's crappy standards (klepto, oligarchs, etc).

Disaffected

(6,149 posts)
23. Point.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:46 PM
Dec 10

Similar to the Trump administration I guess - deal with their boorish behaviour or get your economy nuked.

PSPS

(15,213 posts)
4. Will republicans spend another 4th of July in Moscow?
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:29 PM
Dec 10

They've been doing that for a number of years now.

sheshe2

(95,835 posts)
5. JHC! From your link and so much more there!!!
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:31 PM
Dec 10

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T18:25:38.218Z


More at BSky.

Traitor Trump supported Putin's 2022 Ukraine invasion, calling it 'genius' & 'savvy'. He has helped RUSSIA since day one. Failure of Justice is why the world suffers bsky.app/profile/chri...

Chris⚖️Justice (@chrisjustice01.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T18:36:50.398Z


We can't say we weren't warned. British intelligence was ringing alarm bells back in 2015. Shame they were more or less ignored..
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017...

ChrisInLondon2 (@chrisinlondon.bsky.social) 2025-12-10T15:59:28.518Z

KS Toronado

(23,054 posts)
11. I'd love to see NATO allow Ukraine to join NATO today
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:22 PM
Dec 10

Then give Shitler an ultimatum of "or else". Start right now putting all their troops & tanks on all their
common borders. Putin doesn't have enough manpower to cover his entire border with Europe, he
can't even keep enough cannon fodder supplied to his war with Ukraine.

IronLionZion

(50,813 posts)
8. Will Russia get the mental illness excuse?
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:59 PM
Dec 10

Or will they say "no political agenda" for these state sponsored attacks?

Gum Logger

(327 posts)
13. Well, the DNC should have known it would be a heavy lift
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:24 PM
Dec 10

to run a colored woman for California for president when parts of the country were being lost by 90% becaused they were 100% ignored

peggysue2

(12,379 posts)
16. Putin's Russia is our enemy
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:37 PM
Dec 10

They are and have been attacking from within with the help of Donald Trump and a host of complicit Republicans, aka Traitors.

Russian TV announcers refer to Trump as The Destroyer. That would be The Destroyer of the United States and the Western Alliance. The despots, dictators, authoritarians around the world are rubbing their hands in anticipation of our demise.

Never forget, never forgive.

Ilsa

(63,813 posts)
18. When is the next time Putin takes a cruise
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:47 PM
Dec 10

near Venezuela in a fast boat?

Please, CIA, find a way.

themaguffin

(4,904 posts)
19. The DKos post says that the BBC reported this last year. The date? Nov 5th. No way that ANY story is going to break...
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:48 PM
Dec 10

through on election day. Seriously, maybe the BBC didn't its story confirmed before that date, but JFC it would have been nice for that to come up at least a few days before election day.

kimbutgar

(26,792 posts)
20. I see them all the time causing hate on Facebook and they are covertly trying to divide us even more.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:58 PM
Dec 10

The profiles are just a picture, no location or details and the comments are outright mean and nasty. I just hide or report them.

groundloop

(13,567 posts)
21. Exactly.... this played a large role in getting Krasnov elected twice.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:09 PM
Dec 10

Between the Russian takeover of social media and their disinformation campaign, big money, right wing media ownership, the inherent right leaning bias of the electoral collet, etc. etc. Democrats will always have an uphill battle.

Botany

(76,371 posts)
24. They are active on DU
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:54 PM
Dec 10

Or at least “my spidey senses” tells me that is what I think I am seeing.

Storm 15-16 is real and active.

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