#Europe

Europe’s defense sector is breaking records, with weapons factories expanding at a pace not seen in generations. Satellite data shows the arms industry building three times faster than during peacetime, adding more than 7 million square meters of new industrial space since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

UEFA has funneled more than $12.6 million to Russian soccer clubs since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—despite banning them from competition—while blocking similar payments to five Ukrainian teams it claims are in a “war zone.”

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.