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― Bertrand Russell
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10th April 2023
Pathetic from Macron as usual, even more so here because he’s coming from meeting China’s dictator. Europe is at war now exactly because it tried to avoid involvement in a crisis, when Putin first invaded Ukraine in 2014. Isolationism fails.
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“The great risk” Europe faces is getting “caught up in crises that are not ours,” says Emmanuel Macron. In an exclusive interview aboard his plane, the French president explained why he wants Europe to reduce its dependency on the US https://politico.eu/article/emmanu
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10th April 2023
“As you read this, one of the bravest people I know is in a Russian jail cell, facing a 25-year sentence.
was arrested in April 2022 after returning to Russia to campaign against Putin’s war in Ukraine.” by
cepa.org Toxic Treatment: Vladimir Kara-Murza International sanctions against Vladimir Kara-Murza’s persecutors are the only hope for the Russian opposition leader.
9th April 2023
The French company Pernod Ricard, which owns the Jameson whiskey brand, has resumed the supply of products to the Russian market . Thousands of lives are being destroyed by in . Don’t work with the aggressor! You are financing the Russian army! #StopWar #StopRussia
9th April 2023
On his show tonight, top Russian state TV anchor Dmitry Kiselyov says Finland once had a “special status and was reckoned with”, but after joining Nato, is now “just in the crowd, somewhere after Estonia”
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Good news: 24 Ukrainian children have returned home on Monday. Naturally Russia makes it a torturous process to gain their release, but “now the children are home with their families, daring to be happy again.” #Ukraine says kidnapped around 20,000 kids
10th April 2023
Day 410 of full-scale war: we helped the animals of Donetsk and Kherson regions, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and occupied Berdyansk. In total, we sent 1,556 kg of pet food, feeding 553 animals Your support is crucial! PayPal donate@uanimals.org Patreon
10th April 2023
How #Twitter supports Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine by promoting Putin’s disinformation & ignoring its rules on hateful conduct. Musk removed restrictions on Kremlin accounts, including Putin’s, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UK Embassy & now recommends them
For over 30 years, we have worked in +50 countries to tackle the challenges posed by landmines. In #Ukraine, our mine action efforts with the
and partners have now reached almost 3.5 million people. On this International Mine Awareness Day #IMAD2023, #MineActionCannotWait!
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The deadly legacy of landmines in Ukraine, and how Switzerland is helping to clear them.
Demining: how the Swiss are helping to make Ukraine safer
Vast swathes of Ukraine are littered with explosives. On International Mine Awareness Day, we look at how the Swiss are helping to tackle the threat.
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International Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action It is estimated Russia has contaminated 160,000 square kilometers of Ukraine with landmines & other unexploded ordnance. These explosive hazards will maim & kill Ukraine’s civilian population for years if not…
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10th April 2023
The Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza is facing preposterous treason charges and up to 25 years in prison, in spite of his serious health condition. If you’re a media professional, join your colleagues by signing a letter in his defense.
meduza.io Free Vladimir Kara-Murza! Stop Russia’s descent into Stalinism! An open letter from journalists and… The prosecution is asking the court for a 25-year prison term for the Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is currently in pretrial detention and facing multiple grave but unfounded… =============
SANCTIONS: A STEP BACK IN TIME TO SEE IRELAND’S TRADE AND CULTURAL INVOLVEMENT WITH RUSSIA. Is the IFSC deplete from all business connections with Russian Oligarchs, Russian business people. Do we have any companies who like Pernod Ricard are taking the route back into Trade with Russia? Wny do Russian ships hover around our coast, glide in and slip away with a statement to say the incursion was basically their error?
We’ve been documenting the activities of Russia’s intelligence services in Ireland for years now. Last weekend’s story on their interest in undersea cables has gone viral. Russian agents went to Ireland to inspect undersea cables: report – Business Insider
Reposting this article from last year on the threat posed to the subsea cables by Russia’s armed forces. Russia has an interest in the north east Atlantic and Ireland’s seas for various reasons #Russia
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FM Sergey #Lavrov: I am satisfied with the results of the talks, which showed our mutual interest in intensifying our contacts. I hope this will benefit the Russian-Irish ties and serve the interests of our citizens. #Russia #Ireland #Moscow
Russia in Ireland and 9 others
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I asked the Government 3 weeks ago what steps were they undertaking to stop billions of Russian rubles flowing through the IFSC. They had no answer. I asked the Minister again today as to what steps are now being taking to stop the IFSC being used by Russia. Again no answer.
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There is a need for this House to unanimously condemn actions of Russia in Ukraine says
as he asks Taoiseach what sanctions will be applied, will there efforts to stop Russian money flowing through the IFSC, and will a VAT cut be used to reduce energy prices?
Moscow and the IFSC: How Russia’s largest private bank built up a $4.3bn bond pile in Dublin
Reading
s superb book on corruption in Putin’s Russia, I am ashamed that the Irish government refused to pass brendan howlin‘s excellent Maginsky bill which it had previously agreed to accept. Shame on FFGG. Is the @IFSC lobby that powerful?
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10th April 2023
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also wrote in its latest update that Russia could use the upcoming Orthodox Easter holiday on April 16 to delay a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
10th April 2023
Elon #Musk has refused to remove a post by Russian Ex-president Dmitry #Medvedev about the “disappearance of Ukraine”, which he posted on Twitter on April 8. 1/3
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10th April 2023
Aeroflot, Russia’s largest commercial airline, has sent its first Airbus A330-300 to be serviced by Iran’s Mahan Air in Tehran.
10th April 2023
While the Russian government previously associated its technological future with world-class breakthroughs, it now aims to work on replacing existing foreign technologies.
Sanctions Force Russia to Scale Back Ambitious 2030 Tech Strategy
Russia has lowered its ambitious technological advancement goals after losing access to sophisticated imports due to its invasion of Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily reported Monday. The…
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“Under these conditions, air defense troops are practicing the protection of the state border in the northwest in accordance with the increased threat level,” the commander of the Russian military air defense and missile defense forces said.
10th April 2023
A Ukrainian military spokesman today outlined the change, as the mercenary unit’s losses increase and its recruitment decreases.
Elite Russian Forces Being Deployed to Bakhmut as Wagner Weakens, Ukraine Claims
Who Watches the Watchers? 