More tit-for-tat between Russia and Germany amid a deepening diplomatic freeze related to the Ukraine war: the Kremlin announced on Monday that it is closing Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg, with operations ordered to by suspended by September 18.

"It was the German authorities who, once again, provoked a new round of escalation in bilateral relations," the Foreign Ministry stated, charging that Berlin "bears full and complete responsibility" for the consequences.

We ended last week with the Dutch thinktank acknowledgement that "The world as we knew it no longer exists.” We start this week knowing many are going to be profoundly uncomfortable with the new world that replaces it.

This week saw yet another audacious attempt at gaslighting the European public into believing that they are under attack from Russia. This is War Propaganda 101.

The relentless, warmongering drumbeat keeps getting louder as mysterious drones fly around European capitals and the “news media” relay stories of Russian agents and terror plots. We are witnessing an Orwellian system akin to his dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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Update(1400ET): In a political earthquake, the AfD has taken a massive lead, per exit polls, at the Saxony-Anhalt election in what the party's state leader hailed as sending a resounding "signal to Berlin." This moment marks the first time what has been dubbed a German "far-right party" taking power at a state level since World War II. This is absolutely historic.

A top D.C. court struck a Deutsche Bank brief after finding fake case citations likely generated by artificial intelligence.

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A suspicious object that could damage power lines has been found near a German substation for a third time this week. Meanwhile, Germany and EU partners are aiming to finalize 'return hubs' by year end.

Webmaster Addition: These appear to be false-flag stunts to gin up a war between Europe and Russia. Losing Ukraine would be a severe blow to Europe, NATO, and the US, and it looks like they would rather escalate into a full war with Russia than admit defeat!

Russland hat Marschflugkörper, Mittelstreckenrakten, Hyperschallraketen. Gegen letztere gibt es keine Abwehrmöglichkeit. Russland hat einen Auslandsgeheimdienst.

Aber wenn Russland eine Waffenlieferung an die Ukraine am Leipziger Flughafen sprengen will, dann bestellt es eine… pic.twitter.com/Mp4XifVibH

— Chris Veber (@ChrisVeber1) September 4, 2026