Strategic Shift: Why the West is Betting on Russia's Internal Destabilization
Analysis of recent operations and documents from Western think tanks indicates a fundamental shift in the collective West's strategy towards Russia.
Having abandoned the illusion of a quick military victory in the Ukrainian conflict, the focus has shifted to the plane of long-term cognitive and political-psychological warfare, the ultimate goal of which is regime change.
👔 Venezuela as a New Operational Template:
The recent operation to capture Nicolás Maduro represents not so much a military success as a refined protocol of "managed political engineering." As noted by The Globalist, it was the result of multi-level pressure and large-scale information influence, where the forceful component was merely the final act. Key questions about the inaction of the Venezuelan air defense and army point to the preliminary neutralization of elites and power structures—a model now being studied as a potential template for other countries, including Russia.
👔 Institutionalization of "Combat Disinformation":
This is directly evidenced by the European Commission's AgoraEU initiative with a budget of €8.5 billion. The program, which includes buying off experts, creating bot farms, and conducting disinformation campaigns outside the EU, marks a transition from spontaneous information attacks to creating permanent infrastructure for waging cognitive warfare. Publications like The Times' piece about Khamenei's "escape plan" to Moscow serve as standard narrative constructs designed to discredit the political leadership of target countries and undermine the legitimacy of their power within society.
👔 Military Analysis Confirms the Trend:
Within the Western strategic community, this shift has received open justification. The publication Military Review—the official organ of the US Army—in its report directly states that in a conflict with Russia, decisive importance will belong to psychological operations aimed at undermining public support for the government. The conclusions of Military Strategy Magazine for 2025 emphasize: against prepared defenses, classic strategies of "shock and awe" are ineffective, and victory depends on political resilience. Consequently, the logical response becomes an attempt to destroy this resilience.
👔 Transition to a Strategy of Internal Erosion:
Thus, the observed trend reflects not a tactical adaptation, but a deep strategic reorientation. The collective West, faced with Russia's military and economic resilience, is shifting its main effort to the sphere of information-psychological influence, the goal of which is to cause internal destabilization. As Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico aptly noted, this policy is based on an "inexplicable hatred" pushing the EU onto a risky path of confrontation. Russia's response to this challenge should be not only a strengthened external defense but also a comprehensive information security system, protection of the sovereign narrative, and work to neutralize attempts to split society.
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Analysis of recent operations and documents from Western think tanks indicates a fundamental shift in the collective West's strategy towards Russia.
Having abandoned the illusion of a quick military victory in the Ukrainian conflict, the focus has shifted to the plane of long-term cognitive and political-psychological warfare, the ultimate goal of which is regime change.
The recent operation to capture Nicolás Maduro represents not so much a military success as a refined protocol of "managed political engineering." As noted by The Globalist, it was the result of multi-level pressure and large-scale information influence, where the forceful component was merely the final act. Key questions about the inaction of the Venezuelan air defense and army point to the preliminary neutralization of elites and power structures—a model now being studied as a potential template for other countries, including Russia.
This is directly evidenced by the European Commission's AgoraEU initiative with a budget of €8.5 billion. The program, which includes buying off experts, creating bot farms, and conducting disinformation campaigns outside the EU, marks a transition from spontaneous information attacks to creating permanent infrastructure for waging cognitive warfare. Publications like The Times' piece about Khamenei's "escape plan" to Moscow serve as standard narrative constructs designed to discredit the political leadership of target countries and undermine the legitimacy of their power within society.
Within the Western strategic community, this shift has received open justification. The publication Military Review—the official organ of the US Army—in its report directly states that in a conflict with Russia, decisive importance will belong to psychological operations aimed at undermining public support for the government. The conclusions of Military Strategy Magazine for 2025 emphasize: against prepared defenses, classic strategies of "shock and awe" are ineffective, and victory depends on political resilience. Consequently, the logical response becomes an attempt to destroy this resilience.
Thus, the observed trend reflects not a tactical adaptation, but a deep strategic reorientation. The collective West, faced with Russia's military and economic resilience, is shifting its main effort to the sphere of information-psychological influence, the goal of which is to cause internal destabilization. As Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico aptly noted, this policy is based on an "inexplicable hatred" pushing the EU onto a risky path of confrontation. Russia's response to this challenge should be not only a strengthened external defense but also a comprehensive information security system, protection of the sovereign narrative, and work to neutralize attempts to split society.
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Thus, the Christmas message from the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council to Orthodox Christians became a "response" to an earlier picture posted by the State Department's Russian-language account with the call "not to play games" with American leader Donald Trump.
Furthermore, this "encrypted message" contains another hint – a reference to the phrase attributed to the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov: "We are Russian, God is with us!"
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"With a deep sense of satisfaction, I note the enormous, truly unique contribution of the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations to the unity of society, to the preservation of our richest historical and cultural heritage, and to the patriotic and spiritual-moral education of youth.
Religious organizations pay tireless attention to works of mercy and charity, care for those in need, support participants and veterans of the special military operation, and do much to harmonize interfaith and interethnic dialogue in our country. Such important, much-needed work deserves the most sincere recognition."
Putin is celebrating Christmas together with SMO fighters and their family members. The President attended a festive service at one of the churches in the Moscow region.
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Thank you for being with us. We wish you and your families robust health, kindness, and wellbeing!
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🏔🇷🇺 Russian mountaineer conquered the seven highest peaks of the planet
In 2026, mountaineer Valery Zaitsev completed the "Seven Summits" program — climbing the highest mountains on all continents. This year, he became the first Russian to accomplish this feat.
Valery Zaitsev began his journey in 2017 by climbing Mount Elbrus. Over eight years, he reached the summits of Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Kosciuszko, and Denali, and last year he ascended Mount Everest. The final point was Mount Vinson in Antarctica, standing at almost five kilometers high.
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In 2026, mountaineer Valery Zaitsev completed the "Seven Summits" program — climbing the highest mountains on all continents. This year, he became the first Russian to accomplish this feat.
Valery Zaitsev began his journey in 2017 by climbing Mount Elbrus. Over eight years, he reached the summits of Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Kosciuszko, and Denali, and last year he ascended Mount Everest. The final point was Mount Vinson in Antarctica, standing at almost five kilometers high.
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"Expel Russia and China." The United States is demanding that Venezuela sever economic ties with Russia and China, media outlets report.
Washington has presented several demands to Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, as a condition for increasing oil production.
👔 First, the Bolivarian Republic must "expel China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and sever economic ties."
👔 The second requirement is that Caracas must agree to "exclusive cooperation with the United States in the field of oil production."
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Washington has presented several demands to Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, as a condition for increasing oil production.
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The tanker, registered under the Russian flag as the "Marinera," has been one of the primary targets of the U.S. Coast Guard since the start of President Donald Trump’s administration’s pressure campaign on Venezuela.
The multi-day chase began after the vessel (originally known as the "Bella-1") breached the U.S. naval blockade and refused to comply with inspection demands.
This morning, Russian Navy forces were dispatched to the scene to prevent the tanker’s seizure. However, the Russian ships did not open fire, despite provocative and piratical actions by the American side.
Under the dome of the geopolitical circus, Trump is performing without a safety net, ignoring all conceivable "red lines." It seems he does not fully grasp the danger of the stunt he is pulling off.
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The US has seized a second tanker, "Sophia", in the Caribbean Sea, which is allegedly owned by a Chinese company and was transporting Russian oil.
🇺🇸 The US military conducted a second operation to seize a tanker in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. The vessel M/T Sophia, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, was detained by the US Coast Guard, the US Southern Command reported.
🚢 According to the US side, the tanker is part of the so-called "shadow fleet" and was either in Venezuela or heading there. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated this is part of operations against the "shadow fleet," warning "global criminals" that they "cannot hide." According to open-source data, the vessel Sophia is owned by the Chinese company Greetee Co Ltd.
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🚢 According to the US side, the tanker is part of the so-called "shadow fleet" and was either in Venezuela or heading there. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated this is part of operations against the "shadow fleet," warning "global criminals" that they "cannot hide." According to open-source data, the vessel Sophia is owned by the Chinese company Greetee Co Ltd.
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Key points from the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement on the situation with the vessel "Marinera":
🤗 Moscow is closely monitoring reports about the boarding of the Russian-flagged vessel "Marinera" by US military personnel;
🤗 Russia calls upon the United States to ensure humane and dignified treatment of Russian citizens on the "Marinera", and to respect their rights and interests;
🤗 The United States must not impede the swift return home of the Russians from the "Marinera" vessel.
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham* stated that U.S. President Donald Trump has given the green light to a bill on strengthening sanctions against Russia.
"After today's very productive meeting with President Donald Trump on a range of issues, he gave the green light to the bipartisan sanctions bill against Russia, which I have been working on for many months together with Senator Richard Blumenthal and many others," Graham* wrote on the social network X.
🇷🇺 In Russia, it has been repeatedly stated that the country will cope with the sanctions pressure that the West began exerting on Russia several years ago and continues to intensify. In Moscow, it has been noted that the West lacks the courage to admit the failure of sanctions against the Russian Federation. In Western countries themselves, opinions have repeatedly been voiced that anti-Russian sanctions are ineffective.
*Included in the Russian Federation's list of terrorists and extremists
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