Political and Covert Subversion in the Western Balkans
Objective 15: Entrenching Russian influence in the Western Balkans
3 Feb 2026. Jamestown Foundation’s material covers Russia’s efforts to entrench pro-Russian and anti-European narratives in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia, “using extremist movements, Orthodox religious networks, and sympathetic political elites to weave Kremlin-aligned narratives into elections, legislation, and public discourse.”
https://jamestown.org/moscow-leverages-extremism-in-the-balkans/
Covert and Political Subversion vs. multiple European states
Serving Objective 3: Enhancing internal political instability and polarization within Western states
24 Feb 2026. The WSJ covers a Netherlands think tank report that lists 151 established Kremlin-linked accomplished or attempted acts of “violence, sabotage, public disturbances, arson and bombing attempts, among other criminal or terrorist acts” against European countries since February 2022.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/russia-europe-aggression-international-centre-for-counter-terrorism-report-47e3f521
6 Mar 2026. European officials say “Russia’s military intelligence service is suspected to be behind a series of parcel fires” that targeted multiple European states in 2024. The parcels contained explosive devices that were set off by electronic timers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rjx947zqzo
Diplomatic Support of the regime in Iran
Serving Objective 21: Alignment with Iran
28 Feb 2026. Moscow condemns US’s and Israel’s attack on the Iranian regime, calls them “aggressors,” expresses support for the Iranian “constitutional order.”
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2083284/
4 Mar 2026. Russia accuses the US of “using an imaginary threat from Iran as a pretext to overthrow its constitutional order,” says its calls for the Iranian people to seize power are “cynical and inhumane.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-us-attacked-iran-false-pretext-condemns-call-iranians-seize-power-2026-03-04/
Military Support of the Iranian Islamist Regime
Serving Objective 5: Thwarting policies of the US and its allies in the MENA region
6 Mar 2026. Washington Post reports that “Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East” during the US’s and Israel’s war with Iran, giving Tehran “locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft” in what “does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/
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