Putin dropped a nuclear-powered torpedo story the same week one of his Balkan allies got off the hook in Washington and a Russian drone wandered over a NATO base.
“Putin said the Poseidon drone was tested while running on nuclear power for the first time Tuesday… describing it as a ‘huge success’… the nuclear reactor that powers Poseidon is ‘100 times smaller’ than those on submarines, and the power of its nuclear warhead is ‘significantly higher than that of our prospective Sarmat missile.’”
https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/putin-tests-unstoppable-underwater-weapon-can-cause-radioactive-tsunamis-24558584/
“Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country has tested ‘Poseidon,’ a nuclear-powered underwater drone designed to detonate off enemy coastlines and kick up radioactive tsunamis… calling it more powerful than the Sarmat ICBM.”
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15413023
“NATO forces shot down a drone flying over U.S. barracks in Estonia… the drone was intercepted after crossing into restricted airspace near Tapa military base… officials confirmed it was of Russian origin.”
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15411786
“The Biden-era sanctions on Milorad Dodik were lifted after sustained lobbying from conservative groups aligned with Donald Trump… Dodik has repeatedly praised Putin and opposed NATO expansion.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/milorad-dodik-sanctions-trump.html