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Putin ‘plotting strikes on tourist hotspots in Europe with drone barrages from shadow fleet’, US spies warn

VLADIMIR Putin may be plotting strikes on popular holiday hotspots across Europe, according to US intelligence. It comes a month after CIA boss John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow, where he reportedly warned the tyrant's spymasters against attacking Nato states. Now, US intelligence has war...

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What happened Putin ‘plotting strikes on tourist hotspots in Europe with drone barrages from shadow fleet’, US spies warn.
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The SunNews report · Sep 24, 7:56 AM

Putin ‘plotting strikes on tourist hotspots in Europe with drone barrages from shadow fleet’, US spies warn

VLADIMIR Putin may be plotting strikes on popular holiday hotspots across Europe, according to US intelligence. It comes a month after CIA boss John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow,...

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The Sun (US)News report · Sep 24, 7:56 AM

Putin ‘plotting strikes on tourist hotspots in Europe with drone barrages from shadow fleet’, US spies warn

VLADIMIR Putin may be plotting strikes on popular holiday hotspots across Europe, according to US intelligence. It comes a month after CIA boss John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow,...

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Sep 24, 7:56 AM: The Sun joined the source map.

Sep 24, 7:56 AM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.