RH 3.23.26 | Russia Mobilizes, Oil Ports Burn, Hungary in Play

👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast  https://www.restrictedhandling.com/  In this episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast, we break down one of the most volatile 72-hour stretches in the Russia–Ukraine war so far this year. Moscow is preparing to send newly mobilized personnel from Crimea into frontline combat starting April 1. That is not a minor adjustment. That is a signal. We unpack what it means for Russia's manpower strategy, why naval infantry brigades are suddenly becoming divisions, and how Ukraine's counterattacks in the south are forcing Russian commanders to reshuffle elite units across the board.  Then we zoom out to the economic battlefield. Ukrainian long-range drones struck deep inside Russia, hitting energy infrastructure in Bashkortostan and setting a fuel reservoir ablaze at Primorsk, Russia's largest western oil export hub. Primorsk moves over a million barrels of crude per day. When that port takes a hit, it is not symbolic. It is strategic. We also cover Moscow's claim that it intercepted 249 Ukrainian drones overnight and what that says about the evolving air defense and drone war between Kyiv and the Kremlin.  On the diplomatic front, U.S. and Ukrainian officials wrapped up talks in Florida without Russian representatives present. We dig into what was discussed, including potential prisoner of war exchanges, and how the ongoing Iran conflict is affecting Washington's bandwidth and sanctions policy toward Russian oil. President Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing hard on enforcement against Russia's shadow fleet of tankers. We explain why that matters and what it could mean for European unity.  We also dive into explosive reporting out of Hungary, where a document allegedly tied to Russian intelligence outlined a proposal to stage an assassination attempt to influence Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's upcoming election. Budapest denies it. European intelligence reportedly authenticated the document. The stakes for NATO and the European Union could not be higher.  Add in Russia's mobile internet shutdowns, internal security crackdowns, Kenyan recruits fighting in Ukraine, Vietnam signing new energy deals with Moscow, and the resumption of space launches at Baikonur, and you have a picture of a Kremlin operating on multiple fronts at once.  👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast  https://www.restrictedhandling.com/    Get the daily intelligence brief Ryan and Glenn read covering Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, the Middle East, geopolitics, sanctions, military and intel operations. Save a few hours of your time getting ahead of the news cycle at restrictedhandling.com.