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Putin is preparing to expand Russia's war across Europe with missiles, drones and a 300,000-strong 'stealth mobilisation', spy chiefs warn

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026.

A drone with a detonator discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig airport, as Western intelligence agencies warn Vladimir Putin is preparing strikes designed to look accidental, paralysing NATO's Article 5…
A drone with a detonator discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig airport, as Western intelligence agencies warn Vladimir Putin is preparing strikes designed to look accidental, paralysing NATO's Article 5…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as Tusk warns that CIA, NATO and Ukrainian intelligence confirm Vladimir Putin is deliberately designing strikes to look accidental, stripping NATO…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as Tusk warns that CIA, NATO and Ukrainian intelligence confirm Vladimir Putin is deliberately designing strikes to look accidental, stripping NATO…
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