What has Moscow got in store for 2026?

About this episode

The episode discusses Moscow's aggressive actions in Europe and speculates on future developments in 2026.

Have Europeans become desensitized to Moscow's actions? 2025 saw Moscow fly armed drones into Poland; aerial incursions in Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, and The Netherlands; seaborne and subsurface reconnaissance and attacks on the seabeds of the Atlantic Ocean, North, Baltic, and Norwegian seas; numerous incidents of water poisoning in Germany; parcel bombs being sent through the courier system; propaganda, cyber, information attacks and disinformation campaigns across European outlets; armed military personnel crossing Europe's borders; power outages across European countries; and political interference in most elections. President Putin has been orchestrating campaigns of sabotage, subversion, and attacks on most European states for 12 months (and hence attacks against the global economy), as well as continuing his long conventional military campaign that seeks the end of Ukraine as a country. According to Keir Giles we can expect more of the same in 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Roberts

Topics covered

• Moscow's actions
• European security
• military incursions
• cyber attacks
• political interference
• sabotage campaigns

Keywords

• Moscow
• Europe
• cyber attacks
• military incursions
• political interference
• sabotage
• Ukraine
• Keir Giles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moscow

Places: Poland, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Baltic Sea

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