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The luxury goods from famous UK brands that are STILL on sale in Moscow.
NEW: A contingent of military officials is quietly pushing the Pentagon to approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks. W/
At the Pentagon, push to send F-16s to Ukraine picks up steam
Kyiv has renewed its request for modern fighters in recent days after the U.S. and Germany approved transferring tanks.
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Stalinist habits are being revived in Putin’s Russia – listen to my report on the #GlobalNewsPod with insight from
and the added bonus of a Soviet tune and a shocking speech by Anastas Mikoyan!
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Jackie Leonard
@JackieLeonard01
ICYMI here’s the #GlobalNewspod from terribly early Sunday morning
https://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dzlgjv
including @YolandeKnell in #Jerusalem; @BBCBarbaraPlett in #Memphis; @VitalyBBC on #Russian citizens informing on each other; and @katebevan on the limitations of #AI
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Vladimir Putin was not always so powerful. 30 years ago, shortly after the collapse of the USSR while working for the Mayor of St Petersburg, Russia , this is how stylishly he dressed.
#Russia has been waging war in #Ukraine for nearly a year now. Although it has long spread to the #cyber realm, many organizations still underestimate cyber warfare’s gravity. #cybersecurity #infosec
How Putin crushes #freespeech in Russia. 19-year-old Olesya Krivtsova sports an anti-Putin tattoo on one ankle & a bracelet that tracks her every move on the other. She faces years in prison for criticizing Russia invasion of #Ukraine.
UN Refugee Agency Chief Condemns Russia’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children
kyivpost.com UN Refugee Agency Chief Condemns Russia’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children | Article | KyivPost Russia violating fundamental principles of child protection.
The only plausible explanation is that key republicans, notably Trump, have been bought by the Kremlin. WE do know that Deripaska bought Manafort. Unfortunately, Robert Mueller never looked into Trump’s finances or financial links to Russia. Stunning neglect & incompetence.
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A Snarky Grandpa (Bruce)
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Jan 27
Does anyone actually understand why Republicans are siding with Putin?
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The Second World War ended with the unconditional defeat of whoever started that war. The new Europe was built on that fact, as the biggest peace and democratic project in the history of mankind. No one today has the right to decide otherwise!
kyivpost.com Would you have negotiated with Hitler in 1943? | Opinion | KyivPost The missile attack on civilians in Dnipro strengthens case for bringing those responsible for such attacks to trial via a special court.
Ukrainian Community in Ireland
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On Kruty Heroes Remembrance Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other representatives of Ukraine’s military and political leadership honored the memory of those who died in the struggle for independent Ukraine during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921.
Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, has said that his country hopes to receive military aircraft that could be a “game changer” in its fight against Russia after receiving tanks from allies. Source: Reznikov in an interview with CBC
During the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) conducted four strikes on the concentration areas of the occupiers, and our units of missile troops and artillery hit two control points, two air defense units positions, and three areas of enemy concentration .
Germany will not transfer modern fighter jets in order not to “raise the stakes”. In addition, Berlin wants to avoid a possible escalation between NATO and the Russian Federation. “Our only goal is to prevent Russia from moving the borders by force,” Scholz said in Tagesspiegel.
Update on Bakhmut and Soledar, 28 January: the situation is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the enemy continues a relentless onslaught taking absurd casualties. We’re waiting for Western help and with that, we will change the course of the war – Kiyany.
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As Russia’s war on Ukraine nears the one-year mark, FRONTLINE investigates “Putin and the Presidents.” Watch a special streaming premiere Jan 24 on YouTube or in the PBS App.
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