If you haven't noticed yet, Europe is at war. And nobody is coming to save us. 🔹️18 September: Macron summons every French party leader to the underground crisis room beneath the Élysée, alongside the heads of all intelligence services. Highly unusual. Raphael Glucksmann (@rglucks1) walks out saying they were told France is in "a situation of hybrid war." The words "state terrorism" were used. Even Jordan Bardella (@J_Bardella), whose party is often accused of being soft on Moscow, warned the next day that Russia cannot dictate France's policy "through intimidation, threats, destabilisation or psychological pressure." 🔹️17 October: on the same day, riots break out in 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy and 🇧🇪 Belgium. Town halls on fire, shops looted, street battles with police. The anger behind the protests is real: prices, schools, public services. But the moment the violence starts, the propaganda machine switches on: pro-Kremlin networks and MAGA influencers flood our feeds with images and stories designed to spread fear and turn us against each other. Weeks earlier, @lemondefr had found a dozen accounts pushing the 17 October date. All created or renamed on the same day. Now zoom out - in recent months, almost every day, Europe has been hit by: → explosive drones at airports → fires and blasts at arms factories → cyberattacks on governments → disinformation on an industrial scale France isn't the only one sounding the alarm: 🇩🇪🇵🇱🇩🇰🇬🇧🇪🇪🇱🇹🇱🇻🇸🇪🇨🇿🇫🇮🇳🇴, in recent months, one after another, their governments and intelligence services have warned about Russia escalating its attacks on Europe. Drones and sabotage are only half of this war. The other half targets our minds, and our ballot boxes. 🇫🇷 France and 🇮🇹 Italy vote in 2027. What happens there will shape the future of all of Europe. Those who want Europe weak, divided and unable to act alone have everything to gain from the fear and division being planted in our societies. If France and Italy sink into chaos and break from European unity, every European will be less safe, and more alone against predatory powers. Expect more shocks in the years ahead. Some organised, some facilitated, many simply amplified. All exploited by those who want Europe on its knees. But none of this works if we stand together. Their whole strategy depends on us being afraid and divided. So let's be neither. Protect our democracies. Stand with Ukraine. Build a Europe that can defend itself. Fight back at their attacks. This is a dark hour for Europe. It can also be the hour we gain our independence.