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According to Shoigu, massive missile strikes on Ukraine are being conducted because Russia’s Defence Ministry wants to crush the military power of the enemy.
The queue, according to FT, is the first sign of the price cap potentially disrupting worldwide oil flows.
novayagazeta.eu Financial Times: oil tanker jam forms in Turkey following introduction of Russian oil price cap An oil tanker traffic jam has formed in Turkey following the European Union imposing a price cap on Russian oil; Turkey’s authorities have demanded any vessel crossing the country’s straits be “fully… ============
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Zelensky has travelled to Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The city is symbolic. In many ways, the war in the Donbas started there on April 12, 2014, when a group formed in Crimea by FSB officer Igor Girkin stormed the city
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The display of LGBT relationships in Russia is now banned from advertising, films, video games, and books, with outlets that break the new law facing huge fines or even being shut down by the government.
themoscowtimes.com Putin Signs Expanded Law Banning ‘Gay Propaganda’ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law expanding the existing ban on the prohibition of “LGBT propaganda” to children to include the
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Latvia cancels license of Russian TV Rain (Dozhd) over “threat to national security”: details Dozhd must stop broadcasting on 8 December. The decision was made after 3 violations, Latvia’s media regulator NEPLP said
https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/12/06/lat
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Children’s author and dad Volodymyr Vakulenko, author of “Daddy’s Book,” was murdered by the Russians in Izyum, his body left in the street. Support his publisher, The Old Lion; they are supporting the family.
Stary Lev Publishing House will republish “Daddy’s Book” by Volodymyr Vakulenko, killed in Izium
The Stary Lev [“Old Lion”] Publishing House is republishing the collection of children’s poems “Daddy’s Book” by the writer Volodymyr
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The perhaps most disturbing component of the relativization of the crimes of fascism in Bloodlands is Snyder’s systematic distortions of the Nazi-led genocide of 6 million European Jews and his attempt to whitewash the crimes of Ukrainian fascists and c…
The extent of the mirroring in Russian official narratives of the war is really astonishing. It was Russia who reportedly executed mobilized troops for deserting – and had a guy nicknamed “Cannibal” at the front lines!
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On Russian state TV they’re having real trouble working out what Ukrainians are fighting for A “simply misanthropic” ideology “linked to cannibalism” seems to be their entirely reasonable conclusion
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Germany made a “strategic bet” on globalisation and interdependence — and is now suffering the consequences,
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report. “It outsourced its security to the US, its export-led growth to China, and its energy needs to Russia.”
Packages with animal organs continue to arrive at embassies. There were several explosive packages in Spain. will continue to probe and check for reactions.
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Under the new law that entered into force immediately after its signing, bookstores, film and video game makers, as well as advertisers and media outlets, risk being shut down for any display of LGBT relationships.
themoscowtimes.com Stores Pull LGBT-Themed Books as Putin Signs Expanded ‘Gay Propaganda’ Ban Russian bookstores have started removing LGBT-themed works from their catalogues after President Vladimir Putin signed a wide-reaching
The short turnaround simultaneously demonstrates Russia’s ability to produce guided weapons despite sanctions on its tech sector as well as its stockpile challenges, the researchers said.
The Kremlin tried to draft the son of Alexander Litvinenko (the spy they killed in 2006) for the war in Ukraine even though he’s lived in the UK for 20 years.
Official ‘London is the money laundering capital of the world.’ Anti-corruption campaigner
says the UK has ‘laid out the red carpet’ for gangsters and corrupt Russian officials for too long.
Zelensky has travelled to Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The city is symbolic. In many ways, the war in the Donbas started there on April 12, 2014, when a group formed in Crimea by FSB officer Igor Girkin stormed the city.
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Ukrainian Community in Ireland
Our sincere congratulations to #IrishCitizens2022! Together we are more! Ní neart go cur le chéile. It is very symbolic that on this day in 1921 Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith signed the Treaty that paved the way to the Irish independence.
Ukrainian Community in Ireland
Today is #UkrainianArmyDay We thank all servicemen and servicewomen for their selfless service. They are guardians of our freedom, but they’re also our friends and family. We know #UkraineWillWin and we’re waiting for you to come back home.
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A reminder to those calling for “security guarantees” for Russia. On this day in 1994, Russia signed The Budapest Memorandum – thereby promising never to threaten, or using military force or economic coercion against #Ukraine. And in return, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons.
The New York Times has accused Ukraine of “escalating the war” by striking Russian airbases that are used to bomb Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure. According to the New York Times, does any act of Ukrainian self-defense qualify as an “escalation”?
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2022 Person of the Year: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy dominating the front page of the Financial Times
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HAPPY UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES DAY! In February, most observers expected Russia to conquer Ukraine in a matter of days. Instead, Ukrainian troops have won victory after victory. Their strength and courage have captivated the world. Slava Ukraini!
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Moldova today once again experienced the fallout of the war across its border as authorities there found a missile component that had fallen in an orchard about a mile and a half from Ukraine
Ukraine Situation Report: War Spills Over Into Moldova Again
A missile component, likely from Ukrainian air defenses, fell onto Moldovan territory after another massive Russian attack on Ukraine.
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60 Ukrainian POWs were released from Russian captivity in a new prisoner’s swap. #ukrainecounteroffensive
Ukraine government organization
You are the pride of our ancestors. You are the hope of our future generations. You are the shield of our civilization, the guardians of our shared freedom. We stand with you shoulder to shoulder until our inevitable Victory! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!
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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
More than 60 out of over 70 missiles launched by the enemy on the territory of were shot down by the assets of Armed Forces. I am grateful to the soldiers who hold up the sky above us. Sincere gratitude to the Partners for air & missile defence systems provided.
On December 5, the Russians launched $400–500 million worth of missiles over Ukraine – Forbes estimate. #RussianUkrainianWar
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Russia’s Wagner Group, a mercenary fighting group that has been helping Russia wage war in Ukraine, has also been exporting diamonds to Belgium through a front company, according to a Belgian media report.
thedailybeast.com Russia’s Wagner Group Reportedly Exporting Diamonds to Belgium Wagner Group, which is helping Russia wage war in Ukraine, is reportedly using a front company to move diamonds from Africa to Belgium.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has driven a Mercedes over the bridge that links Moscow-annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland weeks after the vital link was partially blown up. Read more here
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