Day: January 12, 2026

The post Yep – same Putin playbook. Stall talks, keep Ukraine bleeding, and poke NATO with gray-zone tactics that stay just under “war.” It’s pressure without the headline – and it works if the West gets tired or distracted. #UkraineWar #NATO #NationalSecurity https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-spy-chief-says-putin-is-dragging-out-peace-talks-and-wants-to-subjugate-ukraine first appeared on October Surprise 2016 – octobersurprise2016.org.

Yep – same Putin playbook. Stall talks, keep Ukraine bleeding, and poke NATO with gray-zone tactics that stay just under “war.” It’s pressure without the headline – and it works if the West gets tired or distracted.

#UkraineWar  #NATO  #NationalSecurity  pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-sp…

— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) Jan 12, 2026

Георгий Нисский. «Подмосковье. Февраль». 1957 г.

— Художники и Поэты (@Xudozhnikipoeti) Jan 12, 2026

😩 please be afraid of Russiaaaa  #year4 🥱Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE)The ruling European dimwits want a war in Europe after all. It’s been said a thousand times: Russia won’t accept any European or NATO troops in Ukraine, but no, Micron keeps peddling this pathetic bullshit. Well, come on then. This is what you’ll get:
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  —  https://x.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/2009937833784488099

— FrenchResponse (@FrenchResponse) Jan 12, 2026

Pro Tip: Change cars if you see someone doing that on the subway.Sarah Yáñez-Richards (@SarahYanezR)The memes material of Leonardo DiCaprio during the  #GoldenGlobes
commercial break are pure gold.
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  —  https://x.com/SarahYanezR/status/2010557069204529410

— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) Jan 12, 2026

On this day in 1916, two German flying aces — Max Immelmann (left) & Oswald Boelcke (right) — are both awarded the Pour le Mérite aka “the Blue Max” for downing eight Allied aircraft each.

— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) Jan 12, 2026