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22nd February 2023
Like a true autocrat, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban “signaled Budapest’s determination to strengthen ties with Beijing” despite its ruthless suppression of Uyghur/Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, its crushing of Hong Kong’s freedoms, and its intolerance of dissent.
Reiterating the U.S. message, Josep Borrell Fontelles, the E.U.’s top diplomat, called the prospect of the Chinese government providing arms to Russia “a red line in our relationship.”
China’s top diplomat in Moscow meets with Russian foreign minister. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi was pictured meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Feb. 22.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow’s military chiefs are refusing to supply the Wagner group with munitions and are seeking to destroy it, accusing them of “treason”, in an escalation of the war of words between senior Russian officials & the private army boss.
theguardian.com Boss of Wagner mercenary group accuses Russian army chiefs of ‘treason’ Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow is refusing to supply the group with munitions and other supplies in Ukraine
TODAY, one year ago, I started using Twitter to bring news about Russia’s looming war against Ukraine to life for Westerners. I THANK YOU, all 42,000, for continuing to be interested in Ukraine! Once we win, I sincerely hope you will come visit us in Ukraine!
Russians who are TODAY fighting on the side of Ukraine , against Putin’s Army.
BLOODSHED IN THE KREMLIN When Prigozhin decides to finally seize power by stabbing Putin in the back and liquidating his nemeses, like Shoigu: How will it go down? Why would Washington back Prigozhin? My latest, op-ed, for the
How Might a Coup in Russia Unfold?
Recent tensions in the Kremlin, led by the Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, lead some to believe that a Moscow coup may be in our
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The Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church that in May claimed to sever ties with its mother church is in fact still subjugated to the Russian Church, an expert committee has found. UOC MP claimed it is now independent, but Statute doesn’t reflect that
euromaidanpress.com Moscow-backed Ukrainian Orthodox Church still linked to Russia despite claims – expert committee The Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchy (UOC MP) that in May 2022 claimed to sever ties with its mother church is
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22nd February 2023
Ukraine wins 2023 Coin of the Year contest! The design was created by Ukrainian artist Oleh Shupliak, based on his original painting The Storks Fly Home.
https://coinsweekly.com/ukraine-wins-top-coin-of-the-year-award-2023/
22nd February 2023
As I’ve said many times, Putin isn’t a chessplayer. He’s a poker player, a bluffer good at exploiting his opponents’ weak resolve. The answer has always been not to play his game. Plan, set clear strategic goals, don’t fall for bluffs or off the board distractions.
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22nd February 2023
According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Defense Ministry and the Chief of the General Staff gave orders not to supply the controversial mercenary group with ammunition or assist it with air transport.
themoscowtimes.com Wagner Head Accuses Russia’s Defense Ministry of Treason The founder of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin on Tuesday accused the country’s Defense Ministry and the Chief of the General Staff of intentionally depriving his fighters of…
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Christiane Amanpour
“They are torturing him, physically and psychologically.” Alexey
is in a bad condition in Russian prison, says his close colleague @pevchikh: “He is losing weight because he is constantly underfed. He was unwell… over Christmas and he was denied any medical care.”
https://twitter.com/i/status/162592528167954
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
Film about
has won
as the best documentary. Congratulations to the whole team. Freedom to Navalny! #freeNavalny
Even senior figures are beginning quietly to admit their despair at Putin’s unwillingness to recognise the scale of his mistakes Analysis from
How Putin’s invasion lost him both Russia and Ukraine
Well worth reading this thread from
on Wagner to appreciate the complexities of Russia’s conflict entrepreneurs
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Jack Margolin
@Jack_Mrgln
21st February 2023
Many people are paying more attention to Wagner now than they have before. Here are some general considerations I think are important to understanding Russian PMCs, the threat they pose, and their significance based on my experience since 2017. Long thread. 1/
Show this thread
Imagine arriving at your hotel in Moscow on a business trip and seeing the Address of the President of Russia to the Federal Assembly plastered all over it
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max seddon Retweeted
Meloni’s governing partners Berlusconi & Salvini are Putin admirers, forcing Meloni to constantly reassure Italy’s EU & Nato partners & Kyiv of Rome’s reliability as an ally. Seeking to silence her doubters Meloni made her first trip to Ukraine.
ft.com Why Meloni went to Kyiv to reassure Zelenskyy (and convince Italians) Also in today’s newsletter: the man who must protect Europe’s fish — and its fishermen
21st February 2023
“It will no longer be possible to… go on vacation to Monaco or live quietly in a villa in Spain, sometimes returning to Moscow for a stroll through the center and popping into Louis Vuitton. There will be no going back to that for decades to come.”
‘Everyone’s Tired’: Acceptance and Exasperation in Russian Elite as Invasion Anniversary Looms
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This is dreadful. She is a claustrophobic with mental-health problems who was mistreated in prison and attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. A mother, a very brave journalist and the best of Russia – please let’s not forget her
Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko sentenced to 6 years in prison – Committee to Protect Journa…
Paris, February 15, 2023 – In response to news reports that a Russian court on Wednesday sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six
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To all UKRAINIANS where ever you may be as a Nigerian it falls to me to tell you that you must never negotiate with Russia! Rather Putin must be defeated after reading The Great Terror and Stalin’s War on Ukraine
I must say that Russian Federation is evil
One of the cornerstones of a well-trained soldier is the ability to swim. It seems that the #Russians skip this point during training... #RussianArmy
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In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One,
Yakov Smirnoff
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