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I remind you of two times the west believed in negotiations with russia, the consequences of which we are currently witnessing
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Kadyrov, who has ruled the southern Russian region since he was installed by President Vladimir Putin in 2007, has built the war-ravaged region in the North Caucasus into his own personal fiefdom.
rferl.org Chechnya Lawmakers Change Kadyrov’s Title To ‘Father Of The People’ Lawmakers in the Russian region of Chechnya have approved a bill on changing the Chechen version of the official title of the region’s authoritarian leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, into what can be transla…
13th February 2023
Prigozhin, unlike say Kadyrov, has very little power. If he falls out of a window tomorrow, no one is going to cry for him. He has no power-base whatsoever and, thus, is not a threat. Whereas Kadyrov is truly untouchable because without him, Chechnya is un-ruleable
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Bianna Golodryga
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12th February 2023
It was only a matter of time. “…officials had been transmitting an unusual directive to Moscow’s talking heads in recent weeks: ‘Don’t excessively promote Prigozhin and Wagner.’ ‘…he’s so unpredictable — they fear him a little bit.’” https://nytimes.com/2023/02/11/world/europe/russia-wagner-group-prigozhin-putin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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“The purpose of this change is to establish uniformity in the use of the title for the regional leader in the Chechen language,” the Chechen state broadcaster Grozny said.
themoscowtimes.com Chechnya Names Kadyrov ‘Father of the Nation’ Lawmakers in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya have enshrined its leader Ramzan Kadyrov as the “father of the nation” in a
12th February 2023
Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, told Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, that Russia has used naval drones to attack Ukraine. Reports of a Russian attack on a bridge near Odesa remain unconfirmed.
meduza.io Ukraine Commander-in-Chief confirms Russia’s use of naval drones — Meduza Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny told Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, that Russi
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The Russian police have found a new way to falsify criminal cases: first, a person is arrested for a minor offence and is then hit with criminal charges for terrorism or other grave crime. Novaya-Europe investigates the scheme in this1/7
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“We’re not refusing to carry out the assigned tasks, but we’re not trained for assault. Our battalion has already suffered losses. Our commanders are far away, there’s almost no communication. <…> We’re literally being sent to slaughter.”
‘We’re literally being sent to slaughter’ — mobilised soldiers from Russia’s Kaliningrad region…
Mobilised servicemen from Russia’s Kaliningrad region have recorded a video message to their governor Anton Alikhanov asking for help. The video was
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12th February 2023
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12th February 2023
Exactly 8 years ago today Putin, Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko met in Minsk’s Palace of Independence to negotiate ceasefire and peace in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in 2014. I was BY diplomat then and worked with the UA delegation. Here is my thread about that night.
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Ukraine’s Minister of Finance
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: It’s time to cut Russia out of the global financial system.
ft.com It is time to cut Russia out of the global financial system Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and financing of terrorism makes a mockery of the idea of a ‘rules-based order’
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Following the sabotage on Nordstream, members of the German parliament are going to ask questions about the reliability of the Americans as an ally. Starting to mistrust the USA….. -Tino Chrupalla, AFD
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This is the first time I have ever posted a link to Fox News. Their take on Nordstream Sabotage.
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Russian military column enters a Ukrainian mine field and makes every mistake possible. Did they receive any training at all after mobilization?
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12th February 2023
Poland’s President Duda warns that the West can’t assume Ukraine will win the war without a massive increase in military aid to Ukraine. “If we don’t send military equipment to Ukraine in the coming weeks, Putin may win. He can win, and we do not know where he will stop”
BREAKING: Bloomberg reports that China is about to shoot down: “an unidentified object spotted flying near the port city of Qingdao”
IMF
12th February 2023
Global growth is slowing in 2023 but should rebound in 2024. China reopening, a strong US labor market with cooling inflation, and a mild winter in Europe have all helped avoid the worst. Read our latest #WEO: https://IMF.org/WEO-jan23
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12th February 2023
Japan has trains that can go 200 miles per hour. France started high-speed train service in the ’80s. China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network. And the U.S., well the U.S. has next to nothing. We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
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Putin’s long-time ally,Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, “is becoming a symbol of wartime Russia: ruthless, shameless and lawless.” He is notorious for endorsing summary executions and for treating his mercenary soldiers as cannon fodder.
Wagner Founder Has Putin’s Support, but the Kremlin’s Side-Eye
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the once secretive tycoon, is confounding Moscow’s Kremlin-allied elite by starting to dabble in politics
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
Private military contractor Wagner is losing its influence in the war, along with its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, but will Putin snub the Wagner Group entirely?
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Are the Wagner Group’s days in Ukraine numbered?
The paramilitary unit is losing its influence in the war, along with its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin—But will Vladimir Putin snub the Wagner
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12th February 2023
On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET today on
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about balloon geopolitics and complications to earthquake relief,
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about Russia’s shadowy Wagner Group, and
about the growing North Korean nuclear threat.
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“Putin is the dragon who must always eat.” Zoom in – see how the war has tired the Ukrainian President.
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12th February 2023
RUSSIAN INFIGHTING WORSENS Prigozhin (Wagner Group) was cut off from the air on Russian TVafter Shoigu (Min of Defense) complained. The Kremlin’s war with the leader of the “Wagnerites” has reached a new level… The Regime is weaker than you think.
https://zd39b0-c97-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/zd39b0.c97
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12th February 2023
Ukrainian kamikaze-drone test flight footage, shared by head of NAU Rocket Serhiy Pipko.
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12th February 2023
Senior UK defense officials are discussing plans with their counterparts in Kyiv to manufacture British weapons and military equipment in Ukraine. The aim is to create joint ventures that would produce weapons and equipment under local license.
telegraph.co.uk British weapons could be made in Ukraine Senior UK defence industry officials discussing plans with their counterparts in Kyiv
A prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed that Russian forces failed to quickly advance in the first days of their offensive to capture #Vuhledar and that Russian forces had lost the initiative by the end of January due to Ukraine’s rapid transfer of reserves to the area.
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12th Febuary 2023
2/ Russian forces’ reported culmination and tactical failures around #Vuhledar in #Donetsk Oblast have likely further weakened the Russian ultranationalist community’s belief that Russian forces are able to launch a decisive military effort.
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Trop de points commun…. #RussiaIsANaziState #RussiaisATerroistState #RussiaIsANaziMafia #RuZZia
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