Keyword: bitterborisbots https://freerepublic.com/tag/bitterborisbots/ en-us Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:08:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 Ukraine kills at least 6 people in Russia after launching one of the largest aerial assaults of war https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4392030/posts Ukraine on Sunday launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Russia since the start of the war, firing hundreds of drones and killing at least six people. A separate attack sparked a fire at a warehouse owned by the Russian online retail giant Wildberries in the town of Podolsk. NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4392030/posts#comment Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:08:32 GMT Georgia Was Not the Beginning https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391989/posts Every August, the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Georgia is accompanied by familiar reflections about missed warning signs, intelligence failures, and a supposedly unexpected turning point in European security. The language has become so standardized that it obscures a far more uncomfortable reality. Georgia did not reveal a new Russia. It exposed a Russia that had been behaving consistently for nearly two decades while much of the West continued searching for evidence that Moscow had fundamentally changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Describing the failure to recognize this trajectory as a collection of mistakes understates what actually occurred.... Robert Lansing Institute https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391989/posts#comment Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:42:44 GMT