Search results for tag #russia
Putin Is a Gambler, not a Grand Master
The Russian president has abandoned real strategy for a single goal.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/03/russia-putin-ukraine-war-trump-strategy-politics/
Paywall Free: https://archive.is/r474R
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mrFshcqeea8&si=1gB8UO-lXLoVLZ83
Si es real es bastante acojonante.
After yesterday's announcement by the PM on the acquisition of new nuclear weapons it's almost impossible to find any politician, pundit or analyst mentioning how this affects commitments made by Britain as a signatory and depositary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. I've only found one reference at the bottom of an article in The National where Jeremy Corbyn points this out. British media, do your work.
#npt #nuclearweapons #nuclearwar #labour #Starmer #ukpol #ukpolitics #russia
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
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The image shows a large, silver aircraft with a distinctive design, featuring two large propellers on either side of its fuselage. The aircraft is enclosed within a metal cage structure, which is open at the top and sides, allowing visibility of the aircraft's body. The cage is supported by a framework of metal bars, creating a grid-like pattern. The aircraft has a red star emblem on its tail, indicating its possible military affiliation. The propellers have black blades with yellow tips, and the aircraft's landing gear is visible, consisting of multiple wheels. The background is a flat, open area with a cloudy sky, suggesting an airfield or similar setting. The aircraft's body is marked with the number "54," and the overall condition appears to be weathered, with signs of age and use.
How you make peace:
😒 “plz stop, my dear tsar, i'll give u 2 more weeks” ❌
😏 destroy enemy bombers used to launch long-range missiles at civilian targets ✅
Guess what: #Ukraine did just that to #russian Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers stationed in #Irkutsk, #Ryasan, #Murmansk and #Ivanovo 🚀
QT @OlgaPatlyuk
https://ieji.de/@OlgaPatlyuk/114607905614044009
Ukraine Is Inflicting An "Artillery Apocalypse" On Careless Russian Forces
https://www.thelowdownblog.com/2025/05/ukraine-is-inflicting-artillery.html
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons, autopsies point to a system of brutality
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-pows-torture-autopsies-0615fd4fd7a2c5ce5b395e45f9bc372e
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
China accounts for 80% of sanctions circumvention routes against Russia, but denies involvement, - German Foreign Ministry
Ukraine Sounds Warning Over Russian Troops Massing at Front Line
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-sounds-warning-over-russian-troops-massing-front-line-2077822
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
Russia builds power lines to connect occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to its grid
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/russia-ukraine-nuclear-zaporizhzhia.html
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
Russia Deploys Warships to Escort Shadow Fleet Tankers in Gulf of Finland
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #SlavaUkraini #sanctions #shadowfleet
Probe Says Russian Military Hackers Target Romanian Surveillance Cameras To Track Ukraine Aid
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-romania-surveillance-aid-invasion-aid/33422306.html
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
FBI whistleblower claims he tried to get to #Musk to warn him he was being targeted by #Russia - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/22/fbi-whistleblower-musk-russia and probably succeeded
"Under the banner of human rights work, a state-backed Russian organization has spent years advancing the Kremlin’s geopolitical agenda across the world — including by funding the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists.
Among the recipients of its grants is a taxi driver convicted of espionage, a man convicted in the Czech Republic of leading an armed band during Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and an Australian activist who assaulted an elderly Ukraine supporter.
The “Foundation for the Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad,” also known in Russian as Pravfond, started operating in 2012 with the stated goal of defending the rights of Russians abroad, primarily by offering assistance if they get into legal trouble.
Last year, a leak of several dozen documents revealed that Pravfond had ties to Russian intelligence and had helped pay for the legal defense of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Now, an archive of nearly 50,000 emails from Pravfond, obtained by journalists from Danish public broadcaster DR and shared with OCCRP and 28 other media partners, exposes the inner workings of a foundation used by the Russian government to advance its interests around the world — defending spies, maintaining networks of influence, and funding propaganda — all under the banner of fighting for the human rights of Russian “compatriots.”"
#Russia #Putin #Propaganda #Lobbying #Ideology #Intelligence
Putin’s dream of a state-controlled internet is becoming a reality
https://www.fastcompany.com/91337957/russia-internet-is-closing-in
Paywall Free: https://archive.is/DSNXa
#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #politics #Russia #Putin
Russia massing troops near Kharkiv Oblast ahead of possible attack, military warns
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini #uspol
Russia Classifies Population Data as Birth Rates Plunge to 200-Year Low
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-classifies-population-data-birth-rate-2074460
Russia Classifies Population Data as Birth Rates Plunge to 200-Year Low
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-classifies-population-data-birth-rate-2074460
Poland seizes tons of illegal Boeing jet tires bound for Russia in major EU sanctions breach
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #SlavaUkraini #sanctions
Russia, Ukraine agree on 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange in Istanbul, Umerov says
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot
Prosecutors say men intended to attack German cargo transport by sending packages that would explode in transit
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
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Russian authorities continue to demand the impossible, namely that we give them user data we don't have. Today the Moscow City Court rejected our objections and sided with the communication surveillance authority Roskomnadzor and the Federal Security Buereau (FSB). Not too surprising. Many more details and next step considerations you can find in this press release
EU unveils Russia sanctions targeting 'shadow' oil fleet and cyberattackers
#Russia #news #war #Putin #SlavaUkraini #europe #sanctions #politics #shadowfleet
LoL:
"President Donald Trump’s special envoy broke with long-standing protocol by not employing his own interpreter during three high-level meetings with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, opting instead to rely on translators from the Kremlin, a U.S. official and two Western officials with knowledge of the talks told NBC News.
Steve Witkoff, who has been tasked with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, met with Putin in Moscow for several hours on Feb. 11, on March 13, and in St. Petersburg on April 11, and “used their translators,” one of the Western officials said. “If they speak to each other in Russian, he doesn’t know what they are saying,” the official added, referring to Putin and the interpreters.
Witkoff, a former real estate mogul and cryptocurrency trader, does not speak Russian. By using Kremlin interpreters, he ran the risk that some of the nuance in Putin’s messages was missed and he would not have been able to independently verify what was being said to him, two former American ambassadors said."
OMFG. The sheer stupidity of this... 1/..
" #Trump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with #Putin to end war in #Ukraine
Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage”: Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to #Russia
Trump’s special envoy broke w long-standing protocol by not employing his own interpreter during 3 high-level meetings w Putin, opting instead to rely on translators from th Kremlin"
The Ukrainian Troops Who Will Never Stop Fighting
Behind enemy lines, Ukrainian agents are committed to tormenting their Russian occupiers—even if there's a ceasefire.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/09/ukraine-partisans-russia-ceasefire-occupation/
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
Russian Troops Rolled Into Battle In A Yellow School Bus
The bus was an easy target for Ukrainian drones
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini #uspol
The main descent module from Kosmos 482 will crash to Earth this week--but it's not the first part of this failed Soviet Venus probe to come home.
In April 1972, pieces of the probe's fuel tanks landed in New Zealand. Local teen Denis O’Sullivan recovered one of them on his family farm & held onto it ever since.
https://pauldmaley.com/sd3/ #space #science #russia
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Titanium spheres, part of the fuel tank aboard the failed Soviet Venus probe, fell to Earth in New Zealand in 1972. Denis O’Sullivan (right) found one of them and kept it as a souvenir.
If they can ban #Russia from #eurovision, then can ban #Israel
Reporters Without Borders exfiltrates Russian journalist and outspoken war critic who escaped house arrest
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of #Fascism
"#Historian #LawrenceBritt studied the fascist regimes of #Hitler (Germany), #Mussolini (Italy), #Franco (Spain), #Suharto (Indonesia), and #Pinochet (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.
1. Powerful and Continuing #Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of #patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. #Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, and long incarcerations of prisoners.
3. Identification of #Enemies / #Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: #racial, #ethnic or #religious #minorities; #liberals; #communists; #socialists, #terrorists…
4. Supremacy of the #Military
Even when there are widespread #domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant #Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional #gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to #abortion is high, as is #homophobia and anti-#gay legislation.
6. Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.
7. Obsession with #NationalSecurity
Fear of hostile foreign powers is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. #Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
9. Protection of #Corporate Power
The #industrial and business #aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Suppression of #Labor Power
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor #unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other #academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with #Crime and #Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the #police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego #CivilLiberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant #Cronyism and #Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. #FraudulentElections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control #voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/
#History #Histodon #RabidRight #Antifa #Antifascism #FarRight #Trump #Putin #Russia #MAGA #Project2025 #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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The 14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
2. Disdain for Human Rights
3. Identification of Enemies As A Unifying Cause
4. Supremacy of the Military
5. Rampant Sexism
6. Controlled Mass Media
7. Obsession With National Security
8. Religion and Government Intertwined
9. Corporate Power Protected
10. Labor Power Suppressed
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
12. Obsession With Crime and Punishment
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
14. Fraudulent Elections
Russian military man helped destroy his own S-400 air defense system. He published a video showing where the systems were installed. ATACMS missiles soon struck there
https://ua-stena.info/en/russian-military-man-helped-destroy-his-own-s-400-air-defense-system/
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini
Trump Administration Reportedly Approves First $50 Million Arms Sale to Ukraine
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini #uspol
#Russia started deploying a new attack tactics on #Ukraine military units - in #Mikolaiv unknown perpetrators offered a woman with a child large amount of money for “delivering a package to soldiers”.
She was expected to leave the package to soldiers and then leave, confirming delivery by messaging an agreed number. When she only approached the soldiers the package exploded, killing herself and three soldiers from mine disposal unit. The bomb was of course remotely controlled and the woman was from the beginning planned to be killed. She left a young child in a hotel where she stayed.
If that scenario sounds a bit familiar it’s because it is, that’s precisely one of the methods ISIS employed.
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Photos of two men and one woman in Ukrainian uniforms with black ribbons - these are the sappers who got killed in the attack