Posted by Two men were detained in Alaska after sailing a small boat from the settlement of Egvekinot in Russia’s Chukotka to St. Lawrence Island (USA), covering over 400 kilometres, Alaska News Service reports.
Over a hundred inmates of the prison where Ilya Shakursky is serving his sentence have been sent to Ukraine, the prisoner told his mother. Ilya Shakursky was previously sentenced to 16 years behind bars in the so-called “Network case”.
Human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties have been awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, 84% of Ukrainians started to speak Ukrainian more often. Infographic: https://t.me/c/1702197776/7989
Viacheslav Zaitsev, member of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, survived in the legendary defense of the Donetsk airport for 114 days back in 2014, and 2015 Debaltseve encirclement. He joined ranks of Ukrainian army on 24 February 2022 but died in a battle yesterday.
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BREAKING: Poland’s president Andrzej Duda has revealed that Poland has entered into negotiations with the U.S. to enter the NATO nuclear sharing program. American nukes are currently stored in Germany, Italy, Turkey, Belgium and the Netherlands within the program.
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“We must recall the painful memories about the fatal dangers of appeasing a dictator… of greedily grabbing at an ephemeral peace while guaranteeing a lasting war.” ~
in his 2015 book _Winter Is Coming_ Kasparov was right. It has only gotten harder.
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Lasting peace in Europe is possible only with a decolonized, demilitarized, and denuclearized Russia
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The Ukrainian Parliament adopted in its entirety Law No. 6482 on the voluntary procedure for enlisting women in the military. 297 votes pro.
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that his country is working on additional deliveries of Caesar self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine. He emphasized that #France will continue to support Ukraine.
“Extremely dangerous” group deserts Russian military unit in Kherson
Putin’s 70 today. 71?
Kherson — way to the Ukrainian Crimea and historical frontier of battles. Quite special region for Ukraine, where democracy started its own way out: Cossack’s sich, the first Constution of Pylyp Orlyk in 1710. Now, as centuries ago, Kherson stands for freedom,
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Good analysis on the myth of Russia’s military forces. The Kremlin’s corrupt, so it’s no surprise to learn Russia’s military forces are corrupt.
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‘An army is a product. If you have a corrupt political structure you have a corrupt army.’ Professor of Strategic Studies Phillips O’Brien explains why the Russian army weakening during the war is a reflection of the state. @mrjamesob
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