Andrew Korybko
Andrew Korybko's Newsletter

As it’s always done, Russia is expected to ensure its sovereignty, security, and thus its survival through the creative interplay between its political, military, intelligence, diplomatic, expert, and civil society communities.

Russia’s special operation against NATO-backed Ukraine just entered its fifth year. The last three anniversaries were reflected upon here, and keeping with tradition, the present piece will review what happened over the past year and forecast what might be come in the next one.

Generally speaking, Russia now faces five geostrategic challenges that are expected to shape its approach towards the US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine and its grand strategy overall, namely:

❖ NATO Influence Is Poised To Expand Along Russia’s Entire Southern Periphery | Last August’s “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) along Armenia’s southern Syunik Province has the dual function of a NATO military-logistics corridor through the South Caucasus to Central Asia. Spearheaded by member state Turkiye with allied Azerbaijan serving as the launchpad across the Caspian, TRIPP threatens to revolutionize Russia’s regional security situation for the worse if these threats aren’t contained, especially if it emboldens Kazakhstan to follow in Ukraine’s footsteps.

❖ The US Supports The Revival Of Poland’s Long-Lost Great Power Status | “September 2025 Was The Most Eventful Month For Poland Since The End Of Communism” for the 18 reasons enumerated in the preceding hyperlinked analysis, which set Poland up to play a central role in the US’ National Security Strategy for containing Russia after the Ukrainian Conflict ends.

Elena Panina
Елена Панина (Telegram)

The unprovoked US-Israeli attack on Iran by the Zionist-
controlled U.S.: Events were based on a pack of lies. – Ed.

The process of legally entrenching the Israeli parasite—the symbiote—in the body of the American state is underway. For the Middle East, and indeed for the entire world, this will mean perpetual war.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (NDAA) includes Section 224—the "US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative"—which will effectively merge the two countries' armed forces, Ben Freeman of the Quincy Institute notes.

This section lays the foundation for bilateral research and development, joint arms production, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and, essentially, any form of cooperation within the US-Israeli defense industry. Coordination will affect virtually the entire spectrum of military technologies: AI, quantum systems, autonomous systems, directed energy, cybersecurity, biotechnology, and much more.

Freeman specifically notes that Section 224 provides for "network integration" and "data fusion." In other words, US military data could soon become Israeli military data. Full adoption of these provisions will ensure a level of military-industrial integration between the US and Israel that will be unparalleled.

It's only natural that the author fears a further increase in Israel's influence in the US, already enormous thanks to the Israeli lobby on Capitol Hill and Wall Street and its extensive network in all spheres of American society. Coordination within the military-industrial complex will allow Tel Aviv to directly influence job creation in America. Freeman's prediction is bleak: