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Mikhail Gorbachev (and what has Gorbachev’s successor done…Putin regards Gorbachev with disdain, he was a weak man according to Putin. The war today against Ukraine – nobody seems to care about the environmental cost which is beyond comprehension. We really need to tackle what our young people refer to as ecocide. This is TedTalk … Countdown : How do we get the world off fossil fuels….? https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_countdown_how_do_we_get_the_world_off_fossil_fuels_quickly_and_fairly?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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29th March 2023
Good thread, Andrew. You’re right…major investors will be reluctant to help rebuild Ukraine if it remains under constant threat of attack. And if they don’t, it’s a problem for all of Europe and Africa (refugees and food). Crimea must be liberated…it’s decisive for Ukraine.
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29th March 2023
If #Ukraine’s security is not addressed the rest of the conversation is academic, for no private equity will invest in a country constantly under threat of another attack. Hence, instead of talking about #Ukraine joining the #EU we should focus on bringing it into @NATO. 2/7
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28th March 2023
Romanian army Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament. -298 IFV -5 battalions of 155mm SPG -186 AIM-120 -299 AIM-9X -41 V/SHORAD systems There is also talk about ordering an additional 150 Piranha 5.
defense-aerospace.com Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament PARIS — The Romanian Ministry of National Defense earlier this month requested Parliament’s approval for the procurement of several weapons systems …
Garry Kasparov
28th March 2023
Currently a senior fellow at
’s work on international development and staunch defense of liberal democracy around the world spans decades. Meet him in Oslo, Norway this June for the 2023 #OsloFF!
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28th March 2023
“Putin has practically stopped talking about any concrete aims of the war. He proposes no vision of what a future victory might look like either. The war has no clearcut beginning nor a foreseeable end.” chilling dispatch from
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Putin prepares Russia for ‘forever war’ with west as Ukraine invasion stalls
The Russian president has managed to rally people around the flag with talk of a fight for national survival
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29th March 2023
In this new investigation, the FT and RUSI reveal the Chinese criminal networks behind North Korea’s overseas oil procurement and financing operations. Read our visual story about gangsters, ghost ships and spies operating out of Hong Kong and Macau:
29th March 2023
At least 100 Belarusian citizens who joined Russia’s Wagner Group private military company have since been killed in Ukraine.
More than 100 Belarusian citizens killed in Ukraine as Wagner mercenaries
At least 100 Belarusian citizens who joined Russia’s Wagner Group private military company have since been killed in Ukraine, one of
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29th March 2023
“If #Bakhmut fell to Russian forces, their president, Vladimir #Putin, would “sell this victory to the West, to his society, to #China, to #Iran,” Volodymyr #Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.
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29th March 2023
The #IAEA delegation headed by Director General Rafael #Grossi, accompanied by Russian military police, went to the #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. : Telegram / OperativnoZSU
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29th March 2023
Retired Australian General Mick Ryan calls the Ukrainian Army “the best army in the world.” This video is the property of
#UkraineRussianWar #NAFOfellas
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Analysts at
estimate that #Wagnerites have advanced another 5% of #Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, and occupy about 65% of the city. : Instagram / Libkos
@shmigel
On March 29, the Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchy) is supposed to leave historic Kyiv monastery. Much spin & propaganda around it. So, in
https://kyivpost.com/post/15022
28th March 2023
Lavrov: “As far as I know, 250.000 Russian citizens live in Transnistria. Of course, we are responsible for them”
Cargill Russia has reportedly notified Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut of its intentions to end its grain exports from Russia from the start of the next grain exporting season on July 1
Top Agriculture Trader Cargill to Stop Exporting Russian Grain
29th March 2023
Russia’s capture of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut would allow President Vladimir Putin to build international support for a ceasefire deal on Moscow’s terms, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with AP published Wednesday.
DW News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit his country. Xi, who recently visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, has not spoken with Zelenskyy since Russia invaded Ukraine.
29th March 2023
According to Chechnya Governor Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen police killed two “militants” in the town of Gudermes on Tuesday evening. Various Telegram channels reported that the men had attacked a local police station.
29th March 2023
The human rights group http://Gulagu.net has decided to stop evacuating people who have ties to the Russian army after a former soldier who evacuated to France admitted he took part in the capture of Ukrainians who were later “shot or hanged.”
meduza.io Gulagu.net ends evacuation program for former Russian soldiers after past evacuee admits he helped… The human rights group Gulagu.net has stopped evacuating people from Russia who had ties to the Russian army and Russian security
29th March 2023
According to industry sources who spoke to Forbes Russia, the Russian social media site Vkontakte has been expanding its network of servers — possibly in anticipation of the traffic spike that would follow a future YouTube ban.
Russia announced Tuesday that it has been able to redirect all crude exports impacted by Western sanctions. There is no question that Russia’s status as a member of the BRICS alliance played a major role in creating that outcome.
The Old World Order For Crude Oil Is Disappearing
Russia announced Tuesday that it has been able to redirect all crude exports impacted by Western sanctions. There is no question that Russia’s status as a member of the BRICS alliance played a m
29th March 2023
Poland today signed a contract for another 22 BYSTRA Redeployable Radar systems. BYSTRA can detect and track typical air threats such as combat aircrafts and helicopters, as well as missiles, UAVs & mortar shells. Poland ordered 16 systems in 2019. The cost will be USD 250 mln
Sanctions as well as EU and G7 oil price cap are working. We must keep up the pressure. Russia earned 42% less from selling oil this February than last. This shows oil price cap has been one of the most efficient tools in cutting Russia’s revenues. Need to continue reviewing it.
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29th March 2023
“Putin: in the future, sanctions may negatively affect the state of affairs in the country’s economy.” You know why thisis breaking news in Russia ? The Kremlin cannot lie to its citizens forever… the wheels are coming off of Russia’s economic bus & EVERYONE knows it
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29th March 2023
Due to the war and the sanctions imposed upon Russia, the terrorist state’s economy is beginning to crumble,
writes. Should push harder. To defeat the aggressors, we need to destroy their economy. No money – no missiles. Sanctions save lives.
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Credit Suisse and UBS are among the banks under scrutiny into whether financial professionals helped Russian oligarchs evade sanctions
The EU is planning to launch a project with nine member states to identify gaps in the sanctions regime against Russia, officials say
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investigative community identified the #Russian war criminal who gave the order to bomb the Drama Theater in #Mariupol. He turned out to be Sergey Atroshchenko, a native of #Zhytomyr region of #Ukraine and commander of the 960th Air Assault Regiment of the… Show more
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Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted
Russian terror destroyed hundreds of churches and prayer houses in Ukraine. For everything is just a target. But the rockets and artillery of the terrorist state did not break our humanity and faith. will win, life will win!
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29th March 2023
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO will complete the reshaping of the global security architecture and guarantee the security of the European continent for decades.
english.nv.ua Ukraine’s accession to EU, NATO guarantees Europe’s security for decades, says FM Kuleba Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO will complete the reshaping of the global security architecture and guarantee the security of the European continent for decades, Ukrainian Foreign..
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I am grateful to France for recognizing the 1932-33 Holodomor as a genocide of Ukrainians and for honoring the memory of the victims of Stalin and his regime. With this historic vote,
made it clear that such crimes will never be forgotten and must never be repeated.
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28th March 2023
Join Dmytro Kuleba, foreign minster of Ukraine, to discuss why multilateral organizations are struggling to respond adequately to invasion of 30 March 2023 13:00-15:00 BST Chatham House and online Register now
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Russians illegally detained 16-year-old Vitalii in a camp in occupied Crimea. Vitalii told our organization about the crimes committed by the occupiers against Ukrainian children after
returned him and 16 other children home to their families.
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