Geopolitics
Russia Threatens Oreshnik Strikes on European Drone Factories Killing Russian Citizens
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INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson & McGovern - Weekly Wrap 15-May
"He can't rule out that Russia is now going to use something like the Oreshnik against European targets that are producing drones that are attacking and killing Russian citizens. So this, this thing could still spread. I was sort of, you know, he is, he is, you know, Dmitry is his name. He's a pretty low-key guy. So for him to say that, and one, he doesn't say something like that without having permission from above."
Larry Johnson reported that Dmitry Polyanskiy, former deputy Russian ambassador to the UN, stated Russia may strike European drone manufacturing facilities with hypersonic Oreshnik missiles if those drones continue killing Russian civilians. Johnson emphasized Polyanskiy never speaks without Kremlin authorization, making this a credible escalation threat that could widen the conflict beyond Ukraine.
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