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🔍 Russia’s Sabotage Squads. Trump’s Jet Dramas
📅 Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up – May 17, 2025
🎧 Hosted by Neil Bisson – Director, Global Intelligence Knowledge Network
Russia’s sabotage squads are stepping up operations across Europe — and the implications for Canada are real. In this week’s episode, Neil Bisson dives deep into Moscow’s covert hybrid warfare campaign, including parcel bombs, arson attacks, and agents posing as tourists.
Plus: the death of a Swedish diplomat under espionage suspicion, cyberattacks using decades-old exploits, and the intelligence fallout from Donald Trump accepting a $400M luxury jet from Qatar.
With over 25 years of intelligence and law enforcement experience, Neil delivers the kind of high-level analysis that goes beyond the headlines — offering insights into how foreign interference, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism are evolving right now.
👇 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
🇸🇪 Sweden’s Diplomatic Espionage Scandal
❓ What happens when a senior diplomat under spy suspicion dies suddenly — and what does it reveal about Sweden’s counterintelligence vulnerabilities?
🇱🇻 Latvia’s Citizen Spy Warning
❓ Why is Latvia training civilians to spot Russian saboteurs — and could a similar approach bolster Canada’s national security?
💻 Kremlin Cyber Threats Using Old Exploits
❓ How are Russian state hackers exploiting early-2000s email flaws — and why are so many systems still vulnerable?
✈️ Trump’s $400M Jet Gift from Qatar
❓ Is this unprecedented gift a national security risk — and how might it be exploited for surveillance or foreign influence?
📦 Germany’s Parcel Bomb Plot
❓ What role did GPS-tracked test packages play in an alleged Russian bombing campaign — and how did German authorities stop it?
🔥 Poland’s Shopping Centre Arson
❓ Was the massive Warsaw mall fire a Russian intelligence op — and what does this say about the Kremlin’s evolving sabotage tactics?
🇨🇦 Canada’s Largest Terrorism Financing Case
❓ How did a Toronto man use crypto and crowdfunding to finance ISIS — and what precedent does this case set for counterterrorism moving forward?
👇 CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
01:30 – Sweden: Diplomat Dies After Espionage Arrest
05:00 – Latvia: Spotting Russian Spies in Public
09:00 – Cyber Threats: Kremlin Exploits Old Vulnerabilities
13:00 – Trump & the $400M Jet from Qatar
17:00 – Germany: Parcel Bomb Plot Linked to Russia
20:00 – Poland: Russian-Linked Arson at Warsaw Mall
23:00 – Canada: Record Terrorism Financing Case
24:30 – Outro
🇨🇦 Why it matters to Canada:
From Russian agents slipping in during tourist season to wildfire sabotage or online terrorism financing, these are no longer just international issues. They’re Canadian security threats — and it’s time we start treating them that way.
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