#Trump admitted that the US might not have to tighten #sanctions against #Russia. 📢
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Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority
#Moldova, a fmr Soviet republic, has in recent years taken a clear Westward path, becoming a geopolitical battleground between #Russia & #Europe. In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, it applied to join the #EU & was granted candidate status. The election was widely viewed as a choice for Moldovans between a path to the EU or a drift back into Moscow’s fold.
#geopolitics #democracy
https://apnews.com/article/moldova-election-parliament-eu-russia-3c4b0ff91143e129ea3ddb73d11ae93b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-29-Moldova+election
"Pro-#EU party in #Moldova wins election mired in claims of #Russia interference"
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Here's what we are reading:
Russian air power remains largely uncontested in the east of the country.
Glide bombs cause the most destruction amongst Ukrainian defenders and #Russia can launch 150 into a sector in a single day.
Over 9000 have been used so far this year.
Here’s what we are reading today:
In 2023, the largest #Western #banks still operating in #Russia paid taxes that were four times the amount they paid before the full-scale invasion. This is due partly to international #sanctions on Russian banks.
https://www.ft.com/content/cd6c28e2-d327-4c2a-a023-098ca43eacfb
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I don't want to sound like an airhead optimist
#Ethnofascist #imperialism has a death grip on Russian leadership. #Russia can weather a lot of misery
But if sustained and deepened, #Ukraine's relentless #drone strikes on #oil #infrastructure really fucks up Russia in spectacular ways
It *will* pay dividends militarily and politically
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"Frontline report: Ukraine’s #refinery strikes trigger nationwide #fuel collapse across Russia"
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#Russia has launched "Ruviki," a state-backed encyclopedia mirroring the original Russian Wikipedia. This new platform includes all previous Russian-language Wikipedia content but has been edited to omit information potentially unfavorable to the Russian government.
Interestingly, the Ruviki article about George Orwell’s 1984 entirely omits the Ministry of Truth.
https://www.404media.co/russia-clones-wikipedia-censors-it-bans-original/
Here’s what we are reading today:
The deputy head of #Ukraines military intelligence told the #Economist that the order has gone out for #Russia to “take something” before #VictoryDay on May 9th, or a week later.
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Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
#Drones have leveled the playing field between a Goliath #Russia and a David-like #Ukraine.
But drone development is evolving so quickly that Ukrainian engineers must innovate — or people die.
There’s no place in the world where #drone innovation is happening faster than in Ukraine.
With fewer funds and fewer soldiers, Ukraine has needed to out-think and out-innovate the Russian military.
There is no such thing as life in the #mafia, only death
"Deposed Syrian #Dictator Poisoned Under #Putin’s Nose: Watchdog"
We are not required to care
But we should take note
Observe what alignment with #Russia leads to
You too, Putin bootlickers
From corrupt politicians to little trolls online:
This is the fate you aspire too. This is what Russia offers you. Whether as cannon fodder in a stupid war, or as a symbol of failure that needs to be erased
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/deposed-syrian-dictator-poisoned-under-221702848.html
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Blinken visits #Ukraine to tout US support for Kyiv's fight against #Russia's advances https://apnews.com/article/41df75260903f6b9527fbf3a1a44c815
"Just yesterday, someone told me to speak less about the war. They said Germans are tired of it. But last night, Russian #drones flew over #Munich airport.
So I ask you: do you think today it is acceptable to talk about the war?
In #Ukraine, there were thousands of women who were smarter, more talented, and better than me. They should stand on this stage today. But #Russia killed them. Some are now in captivity..."
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#Putin demanded #Ukraine surrender key #territory in call with #Trump
The demand from Putin would significantly disadvantage Ukraine & could be an obstacle to peace, officials said.
Putin in a phone call this week with #TACO demanded that Kyiv surrender full control of #Donetsk, a strategically vital region in eastern Ukraine, as a condition for ending the war, said two senior officials familiar with the conversation.
#Russia #LandGrab #GiveNoGround #StandWithUkraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/18/putin-trump-donetsk-war-ukraine/
Max Bergmann, a former State Department official and now program director with the Center for Strategic International Studies, predicts Russian-fueled turbulence at the Democratic national convention in August. He foresees attempts of Russian operatives to infiltrate groups of protestors and attempt to turn protests violent.
He also notes that social media has “become way more of a cesspool than it was in 2016.”
🇺🇸 🇺🇦 #Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept #Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” #Ukraine if it did not agree.
The meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents descended many times into a “shouting match”, with Trump “cursing all the time”, FT reports.
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https://www.ft.com/content/7960c6aa-dbfa-4a55-91e8-ae44601842ec
Archive: https://archive.is/XBC5s
Here's what we are reading today:
#Putin is open to negotiate a #ceasefire that would freeze the conflict along the current battlefield lines, sources told Reuters.
But some Western analysts believe that Russia’s DefMin appointment shows #Russia readying the economy for a longer war.
#OpenAI finds its #tech being used for #propaganda & #US 2024 #ElectionInterference
#ChatGPT maker OpenAI found #Russia, #China, #Iran & #Israel groups using its #technology to #influence global political discourse, highlighting concerns #generative #ArtificialIntelligence is making it easier for state actors to run covert #propaganda campaigns as the presidential election nears.
#ForeignDisinformationCampaigns #disinformation #generativeAI
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/30/openai-disinfo-influence-operations-china-russia/
#Russia, #Belarus launch drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons
Russia and its ally Belarus have launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for #Ukraine
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-belarus-launch-stage-drills-train-troops-tactical-111009855
A Ukrainian warplane has for the first time fired a weapon that struck a target inside #Russia, a Ukrainian military source has told Sky News.
Speaking on condition of anonymity: "A Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) mission has struck a Russian command node in #Belgorod.
"Whilst damage assessment is still occurring, it is confirmed as a direct hit. This is the first UAF air-delivered munition delivered against a target within Russia."
Here's what we're reading today:
The West works on options to retaliate against #Russia for sabotage at military and civilian targets across #Europe.
Russia's intelligence service leads the attacks. They aim to divide #Ukraine's allies, disrupt military supplies to the UAF and test Western resolve.
https://www.ft.com/content/bf128ebf-2e3f-40a3-b7ec-bcd1b477ab9a
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
In 2022, retired Navy admiral Arne saw a sanctioned Russian ship in the harbor. It was unloading weapons.
He didn't know it then, but it became part of a major scandal: one that shows how close #SouthAfrica is to #russia
Lack of New #US #Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods & Funds Into #Russia
#Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money & materials it needs in its conflict with #Ukraine.
#PutinsPuppet
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
President Vladimir #Putin plans to visit #NorthKorea for the first time in nearly a quarter century, as he seeks arms for #Russia’s war in #Ukraine -NYT
On October 23 1956 the #HungarianRevolution ignited
It lasted 15 days
It was crushed by #Soviet Tanks
On the anniversary Thursday, there were protests against #Orban
Peter Lakits, holding a sign reading "Russians Go Home":
“One thing we have learned from #history is that we have learned nothing from history. Sometimes the tanks that crushed #freedom in #Budapest are the very same ones that are now crushing freedom in #Ukraine"
https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-rally-orban-magyar-uprising-budapest-ukraine/33568791.html
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