Michael Weiss

A Russian spy ring was tasked with kidnapping and/or murdering my two colleagues, Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, a UK court has now heard. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:

New: After an eighteen-month investigation, @theins.press has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Russia’s GRU paid tens of millions of dollars to the Taliban to target American, coalition, and Afghan military forces. Unit 29155 was behind this operation. theins.press/en/politics/...

U.S. war with Iran looms. I spoke to @alexplitsas.bsky.social about the military options the U.S. has in place for an attack on Iran, and what Iran is likely to do in retaliation, from missiles to militias: t.co/lEPZL1ZuJ9

New: I wrote a long critical essay about Marco Rubio -- the moral compromises he's made and the intellectual hypocrisies he hourly indulges to serve Donald Trump. macspaunday.substack.com/p/marco-solo...

New: We translated 1988 KGB training manual on how to psychologically profile agents for recruitment cultivation using their biographies, physical appearances and handwriting. Pliable middle children, cheerful fatties, and why the KGB loves a midlife crisis: t.co/cwKTQotsGI

Went on @thebulwark.com's Shield of the Republic podcast to discuss Venezuela, Iran, Ukraine, and AHI. Much of the discussion focused on why Europe and Ukraine have a difficult time accepting that the US won't always be on side. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...

Michael Weiss joins The Trump Report with Fergus Macphee to discuss anomalous health incidents (AHIs), better known as Havana Syndrome.: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...

New: We published another translated KGB training manual, this one about Moscow's use of 'compatriots' abroad. A highly relevant topic. Expertly introduced by my friend Dr. Kevin Riehle. You can subscribe to Foreign Office here: macspaunday.substack.com/p/moscows-co...

Cuban intelligence has a reputation for being one of the most formidable in the Western Hem. Yet they were seemingly caught off guard by an elaborate and long-planned Maduro op, in spite of controlling Venezuela’s security. I have questions: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...

What to make of the Mar-a-Lago meeting: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...

I chatted with the great Maddie Hale at Times Radio on the latest in U.S.-Ukraine talks, Europe's responsibility, and how Zelensky is performing a bit of tactical jujitsu on Trump's (and Putin's) demands of him. www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

The State Department is evidently going all in defending a meeting with a known Russian asset from a far-right party in Germany. Helluva look, even for this administration. x.com/michaeldweis...