America’s social media (so naturally most of social media) is full of posts about the death of a Charlie Kirk. This is completely overshadowing that Article 4 has been invoked, that 40,000 Polish troops have been sent to the border with Belarus, that the UK and Germany have tested their emergency alert systems, and that the Belarus and Russian “military exercises” aka the Zapad War Games are starting this weekend. It’s almost like the killing is a cover up to distract from what’s really going on.
Emergency warning systems tested in German cities Berlin and Brandenburg — as part of Warning Day
The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK is being tested for the second time.
The last time Russia and Belarus held major joint military drills in 2022, Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine just days later.
Tens of thousands of NATO troops are already running drills and firing on ranges in an even bigger exercise in Poland – but they’re not prac
Russia and Belarus are conducting preplanned joint exercises, starting Friday.
