Posted by “And all this madness, all this rage, all this flaming death of our civilization and our hopes, has been brought about because a set of official gentlemen, living luxurious lives, mostly stupid, and all without imagination or heart, have chosen that it should occur rather than that any one of them should suffer some infinitesimal rebuff to his country’s pride.”
Bertrand Russell
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IS THIS MISINFORMATION… PROPAGANDA ….?
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“Let’s meet in the skies,” Yevgeny Prigozhin told Zelenksy in a video purportedly recorded in the cockpit of a bomber jet. “If you win, you take [Bakhmut].”
Wagner Group boss claims he bombed Bakhmut, challenges Zelensky to sky duel
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has just released this video on Telegram – reportedly of him flying a sortie as a navigator in a Su-24 bomber
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The head of Russia’s majority state-owned VTB Bank said customers withdrew $26 billion between February 24 and March 10 last year, forcing the bank to buy that amount when the exchange rate was at its worst. The result was a net loss for the bank in 2022.
meduza.io Head of Russia’s second-largest bank says customers withdrew $26 billion in war’s first two weeks,… Customers withdrew a total of $26 billion from Russia’s majority state-owned VTB Bank between February 24 and March 10 last year,
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“We must hit back against oligarchs.” Great column by Lord Agnew and
about changing the laws in the UK so oligarchs can’t silence the press with abusive lawsuits. Way past it’s time. Hopefully the government won’t oppose this.
We must hit back against oligarchs
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Garry Kasparov Retweeted
Heidi Bilas @HeidiBilas@mstdn.party
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“Churchill’s great-grandson Jack Churchill, who attended the speech, said he is “100%” in agreement with Kasparov on the need to confront Putin & for the democracies to band together as they did after the 1946 speech.”
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EXPLAINED: Wagner Boss Challenges #Zelensky to a Duel in Bizarre Fighter Jet Video Yevgeny Prigozhin’s PR strategy has been taken to a whole new level, speaking to the camera at the end of what he claims was a bombing mission in #Bakhmut.
kyivpost.com EXPLAINED: Wagner Boss Challenges Zelensky to a Duel in Bizarre Fighter Jet Video Yevgeny Prigozhin’s PR strategy has been taken to a whole new level, speaking to the camera at the end of what he claims was a bombing
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Prigozhin is definitely a man to watch, investing a lot in his PR lately. Just compare the funeral of a Wagner mercenary with that of an ordinary Russian soldier. A nice venue, the ‘Hero of Russia’ star, a coffin covered with Wagner’s flag, Prigozhin’s presence and press coverage
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Russian Journalist Jailed for Writing Truth About Mariupol Journalist Maria Ponomarenko, mother of two, is likely to spend nearly all of the next decade in a Russian prison. Her crime? Telling the truth about Russia’s crimes in Ukraine.
Odesa Investigations: 2023 Brings String of Arrests for Corruption Corruption investigations expose bribery and extortion plots across a variety of Odesa institutions, with serious consequences for those convicted.
Odesa Investigations: 2023 Brings String of Arrests for Corruption
Corruption investigations expose bribery and extortion plots across a variety of Odesa institutions, with serious consequences for those
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Ukraine starts importing gas through Moldova!!!
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Iran’s ‘ghost fleet’ switches into Russian oil – FT Tankers of Iran’s shadowy fleet have been helping to transport russian oil since new sanctions against russia came into effect in December, prompting the country to resort to the same methods of circumventing sanctions as Iran
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Today Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is visiting Mali, a country where Wagner mercenaries have been accused of carrying out widespread atrocities
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1133007
Soldiers of Ukrainian 241st Territorial Defense Brigade engaging Wagner mercenaries on the outskirts of #Bakhmut. #UkraineRussiaWar
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
“A rapidly expanding cemetery in a southern Russian village offers insight into the convicts who are fighting – and dying – for the secretive mercenary army of Wagner Group.” by
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#LestWeForget: Feb 2022, Russia’s invasion forces were advancing on #Ukraine‘s capital Kyiv & little Polina was in her last year of primary school. Russian soldiers killed her, her mother & father & seriously wounded her brother & sister. To date, Russia’s killed 452 children.
I was asked by Kiyanyn’s volunteer Artem to assist in collecting funds for the repair of a vehicle for the 103rd TD brigade fighting in Bakhmut. Please make sure to check the conversion rate so you’re not paying insane fees!!!
https://send.monobank.ua/jar/3tncJoCsce
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The Russian offensives are going according plan. Not according Russian plans, probably, but we receive the expected results. #Ukraine
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Another group of ‘resting’ Russian soldiers near Vuhledar.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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“Even in the darkness, there is a light” #Ukraine #WarArt #illustration #Illustrator #animals #AnimalsLover #animalsrights
” Therefore, in the near future we will observe the collapse of the two empires. Russian and Iranian.” #ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #GloryToUkraine #UkraineWarNews
The current situation at the front line | odessa-journal.com
The current situation at the front line. Day 349 of the full-scale Russian military aggression has begun.During the past day, the enem
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Belief, Remember, Recall……Kindness, compassion, love
The situation in the Balkans is unstable but also very complex and here I unpack Russian and Serbian incentives for destabilization in the region and what the West should do about it.
foreignpolicy.com Russia’s Disastrous War Has Created an Opening in the Balkans The West should remind Serbia not to hitch its wagon to a diminished Russia.
Ukrainian Community in Ireland
These are not results of a natural disaster but Russian “liberation” of #Maryinka. Ukraine must have all the means to defend itself and push the beast from the east into its own lair!
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Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted
Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch #Kirill was a KGB spy in 1970’s and remained chained to #KGB officer putin forever. #Orbán was the one who blocked Patriarch Kirill from being sanctioned by #EU
euromaidanpress.com Putin’s Patriarch Kirill spied for USSR in 1970s Switzerland – Swiss media In the 1970s, as the Russian Orthodox Church’s representative to the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Patriarch Kirill, commonly
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A photo from Bucha that won the main prize of the Czech Press Photo 2022 403 bodies of civilians killed by Russian troops were found in this Kyiv suburb after retreat, which is 1/5 of those remaining in city. 90% were killed by bullets, acc to mayor Votech Dárvík Máca
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Ukraine government organization
Bizhan Sharopov, a young PhD neurobiologist and professor at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, gave his life for humanity’s highest value – Freedom. After the full-scale war started, he went to defend our country. Bizhan was reported missing last April. A DNA test confirmed his death.
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” Therefore, in the near future we will observe the collapse of the two empires. Russian and Iranian.” #ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar
odessa-journal.com Roman Svitan: Iran will collapse from within | odessa-journal.com In an interview for the Fabryka Novyn (News Factory), military analyst Roman Svitan expressed his opinion about the upcoming changes in
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During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #GloryToUkraine #UkraineWarNews
The current situation at the front line | odessa-journal.com
The current situation at the front line. Day 349 of the full-scale Russian military aggression has begun.During the past day, the enem
Who Watches the Watchers? 