@cstross

The shooting down thing seems to have been introduced in translation.

The actual law is aimed at setting up a joint unit to enable the civilian police (with no drone interdiction capabilities) to liaise more closely with the military (that has drone interdiction stuff), which they legally may not at the moment.

The big question for Germans is whether this result of the #RussiaUkraineWar is taking Germany back to a pre-WW2 rôle for the #Bundeswehr.

#GermanPolitics #drones

From railways and automobiles to diamonds and cement, some of Russia's biggest industrial companies are putting employees on furlough or cutting staff as the war economy slows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/economy/russia-companies-workers-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #russia #russiaukrainewar #globaleconomy #vladimirputin

Russian strikes in recent days have wiped out more than half of Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production, likely forcing the war-battered country to spend €1.9 billion on fuel imports to survive the looming winter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/russian-ukraine-strikes-gas-winter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

Despite mounting economic and demographic pressures, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to feed the war machine so long as he gains ground in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/world/putins-economic-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #vladimirputin #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #russianeconomy

Italy will submit a proposal for a worldwide ceasefire to the United Nations ahead of next year's Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/10/08/winter-olympics-truce-italy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #italy #russiaukrainewar #israelhamaswar

Russia is waging an aggressive hybrid war against Europe, using tactics like cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation and covert operations to destabilize governments, undermine NATO and weaken the EU. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/world/russias-hybrid-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #china #nato #eu #russiaukrainewar #defense

The U.S. is mobilizing diplomats to lobby against a U.N. resolution calling on Washington to lift its decades-long embargo on Cuba, in part by sharing details of Cuba’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/cuban-fighters-ukraine-us-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #cuba #un #russiaukrainewar #russia #us

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/trump-putin-nuclear-arms-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #us #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #nuclearweapons #missiles #defense

NATO member Poland said it scrambled aircraft early Sunday after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/world/russia-drone-strikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #poland #nato #russiaukrainewar

Lithuania suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport due to balloons possibly flying in its airspace, and flights have been diverted to neighboring countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/world/vilnius-airport-balloons-airspace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #europe #lithuania #germany #drones #russia #russiaukrainewar

China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official was quoted as saying Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/china-intelligence-russia-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #espionage

France's detention of a tanker suspected of operating for Russia's "shadow fleet" is part of a new European strategy to block revenue funding Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/france-russia-oil-tanker-detention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #france #russia #russiaukrainewar #oil #trade

⛔️🇦🇫After Internet Restored, Afghans Recount ‘Being Suffocated’ During Blackout (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33547233.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #Afghanistan #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

The Trump administration's desire to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the U.S. Navy and other uses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/ukraine-tomohawk-missiles-unlikely/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #missiles #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #defense

⛔️🇦🇫After Internet Restored, Afghans Recount ‘Being Suffocated’ During Blackout (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33547233.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #Afghanistan #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such strikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/world/us-intelligence-russia-targets-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #us #russia #ukraine #energy #defense

The Russian army's advance in Ukraine slowed again in September, especially in the Donetsk region, data has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/world/russia-september-advance-slow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine

Thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles hover above more than 1,000 kilometers of front lines in Ukraine's east and south at any one time, making even small infantry advances dangerous and costly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/ukraine-front-line-cities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

Far-right parties across Europe have made gains in recent years as voters worry about the war in Ukraine and economic downturn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/politics/europe-voters-migration-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #czechrepublic #hungary #slovakia #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #eu #europe #migration

What is billed as the biggest exhibition of North Korean art held outside the reclusive state is the latest sign of warming ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/russia-north-korea-art-exhibit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #russia #northkorea #vladimirputin #kimjongun #russiaukrainewar #art #museums