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John Ratcliffe’s Moscow Visit Has Left Europe Wondering: Will Russia Really Attack NATO? – CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise visit to Moscow sent shockwaves this week, leaving many Western leaders wondering what might happen next.

Ratcliffe’s unannounced visit, which saw him speak directly with Russian intelligence counterparts, came as a major surprise amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

A B-52H Stratofortress sits on the flightline before a munitions load operation at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept 5, 2025.

UGV-mounted CORVUS-RAVEN sensors track threat approaches and extend battlefield awareness, keeping operators safely at a distance.

Russia launched another overnight barrage against Ukraine last night, testing its air defenses and leaving devastation in the wake of the assault.

A series of critical sites, including logistics facilities, energy infrastructure, and some civilian buildings, were hit overnight as Moscow apparently intensified its campaign to overwhelm Ukraine’s strained air defenses.

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The Defense Information Systems Agency issued another sources-sought notice Thursday as it prepares to initiate a massive transition of combatant commands from legacy common-use IT services and assets they have been independently operating and maintaining to a single service provider.

Russia successfully launched “waves of drones” at Kyiv and the areas around the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday and Thursday, striking homes as well as warehouses, Reuters reported. One person was reported killed.

The attacks also destroyed “sorting centers” owned by Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s top private courier. Another Russian drone struck the home-improvement store Epicenter in Zaporizhzhia.

Tu-22M Backfire Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tu-22M3 Russian Bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Another attack struck and destroyed a major book retailer.

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After four and a half years of war in Ukraine, has Russia hit a money crunch? That seems to be the case, according to a Bloomberg News story on Friday.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, the story said, warned Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin that Russia might not have enough money to meet its payment obligations on time.

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Russia: Economic Crisis Thanks to Ukraine War? 
Per the report, as cited by Defense News, the balance on Russia’s treasury account “fell to roughly minus 5.5 trillion rubles, or about $65.

Finland has placed a $126m order for the RBS 70 NG short-range air defence upgrade with Swedish defence prime Saab.

The US publication The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday, 27 August, that some of the senior-most White House aides to US President Donald Trump were kept in the dark about this Tuesday’s diplomatic mission to Moscow by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe.

This interaction with the Russians was considered so sensitive that most White House officials had received no advance notice.

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