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They’re called Storm-1516—a Kremlin-backed disinformation group stealing real journalists’ identities to wage a digital war. Using fake bylines and AI-generated videos, they’re targeting elections and reputations, eroding trust in Western democracies.

After months of Kremlin-fueled disinformation claiming BlackRock owned 47% of Ukraine and even banned the country’s military burials, the world’s largest asset manager has further unraveled that narrative, announcing it has halted work on the Ukraine Development Fund—a project that never moved beyond the conceptual stage.

Germany is launching a historic military spending spree, preparing over 60 major defense contracts—including thousands of armored vehicles, next-gen drones, and new Eurofighter jets—aimed at transforming the Bundeswehr into Europe’s most powerful conventional army and reducing the continent’s dependence on US defense systems.