🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- "Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate his war against Ukraine and intensify hybrid attacks on Kyiv’s allies in Europe.

Western intelligence officials believe the Russian leader is laying the ground for a “stealth mobilisation” after the sham elections this weekend, in which thousands of Russians could be drafted.

European defence and security officials say they fear that Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is a precursor to a more concerted campaign of increasingly overt action against Nato territory, which could follow the [ongoing 9th Duma] elections [set to finish tomorrow night]," - The Telegraph.