Posted by 383,423 views May 8, 2023“This is a massive nuclear power station, a potential accident or deliberate attempt to sabotage it could spread contamination all over Europe.” Reports of Russian activity near Zaporizhzhia’s nuclear plant could cause an event “as significant as Chernobyl”, says chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.
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616,234 views May 17, 2023 Frontline
Russia’s failures to target Ukraine on the ground and in the air has halted Putin’s offensive capability, Prof. Michael Clarke tells #timesradio , and suggests a way NATO could end the war that could ‘change the architecture of security in Europe fundamentally’
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Great evening in Milan last night speaking to a capacity crowd at
about Putin’s murderous war in Ukraine. Big opportunity to address some basic misunderstandings about how to end this war. Thank you
and Davide Serra for organising
19th May 2023
Canon fodder of young men is now enshrined in Russian law. What a brutal and sick regime
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Steve Rosenberg
@BBCSteveR
19th May 2023
In today’s Russian papers: Russian soldiers face up to 10 years in prison (back in Russia) if they surrender on the battlefield, ordered to “put up stiff resistance…even if completely surrounded.” #ReadingRussia
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19th May 2023
When I wrote my op-ed “Don Putin” in 2007, many took it as exaggeration. But it was analysis and it accelerated. Engaging with Russia is being an accessory to crime. It used to be mostly fraud and theft, now it’s murder and terror.
https://wsj.com/articles/SB118541208507078414
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Mig Greengard
@chessninja
18th May 2023
Useful thread on the soap opera / death match among Russian command. Note there hasn’t been a “Russian national interest” worthy of the term in ~15 years. It’s a mafia and “Russia” is just a front. Putin, Prigozhin, Shoigu, it’s all personal and clique power, money, survival. twitter.com/katstepanenko/…
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19th May 2023
(1/2) President #Zelensky created a council for the liberation of #Crimea In particular, it included: Minister of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna #Vereshchuk, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro #Kuleba,
18th May 2023
A Wagner recruitment advert in the main post office in the Russian city of Tver
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18th May 2023
Andrey Medvedev, who calls himself a mercenary of the “Wagner” PMC and commander of the unit of mercenary Yevgeny Nuzhin who was killed with a sledgehammer, announced his intention to return to Russia. Medvedev released a series of short videos on Youtube, in which he explained…
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This statement could have been written by the Internet Research Agency. A horrific example of how Trump has made Americans hate one another, weakened our country and made the world safer for autocracy. Chilling.
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Adam Kinzinger #fella
@AdamKinzinger
Mar 18
This is the darkest, most insane video yet. I cannot imagine any other president saying Americans, not RUSSIA, is our enemy. This should put chills down the spine of every American twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr…
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Prigozhin admitted that he created and financed a “troll factory” “I was never just a financier of the Internet Research Agency. I invented it, I created it, I ran it for a long time.” Not a country, but some kind of dark fantasy where a goblin runs the trolls.
19th May 2023
A Wagner front company, not sanctioned though it supplies other Wagner fronts, bought 20,000 helmets from China just as Prigozhin was recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine. The company says they are for “gaming use” with comrade
Top effort from whoever did this Japanese Prigozhin voiceover
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Growing protests in front of the airport in Tbilisi, Georgia, against the arrival of the first Russian passenger flight to Georgia since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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The City of Kyiv has decided to rename one of its subway stations from “Pravda Street” to “Warsaw Station” The Warsaw Subway recently donated 60 subway carriages (10 trains) to the Kyiv Metro.
19th May 2023
The Russian market accounts for about 80% of all Ararat exports.
themoscowtimes.com Famed Armenian Cognac Brand Halts Exports to Russia Yerevan Brandy Company, the producer of the iconic Armenian cognac brand Ararat, will halt exports to Russia, Interfax reported
19th May 2023
Like other major car companies, Volkswagen halted its operations in Russia last year after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Volkswagen to Sell Russian Assets to Local Company
German carmaker Volkswagen said Friday it had completed the sale of its Russian assets to local dealership group Avilon, as part of its
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Henry Kissinger called for Ukraine to join NATO. True, he will celebrate his 100th birthday in 10 days, and he also met with Brezhnev. However, he is completely wrong here. He called the conflict between the United States and China the main threat to humanity. I have always believed that it is important to consider direct and obvious threats, not hypothetical ones, to correctly assess the situation. Imagine that Ukraine is admitted to the North Atlantic Alliance by the current dull-witted leaders: 1) NATO is already waging a hybrid war against Russia; 2) the Ukrainian nationalist regime will not stop trying to regain the lost territories; 3) we will have to respond harshly to this with all possible means, and… 4) here is Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. Subtle arguments about preventing existential threats do not work during bloody conflicts. This should be clear even to those who are approaching their centenary. Best wishes on the upcoming centenary! Keep the clarity of mind that Sleepy Joe has lost.
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19th May 2023
Kiev confirms Zelensky’s trip to Hiroshima for G7 summit:
18th May 2023
China’s Xi urges Central Asian countries to jointly oppose `color revolutions’: https://bit.ly/439UmiR
19th May 2023
Putin has unlimited ambition and appeasing him only whets his appetite. Stand with us for real peace, not appeasement. #RealPeaceNotAppeasement
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5-year-old Vsevolod was killed in a Russian artillery strike against Lenenivka in the Kherson region yesterday. The boy’s grandfather was also killed. Vsevolod was about to turn 6 in July.
“What will we do if it appears that the granddad is a fool?” – these are the words of the founder of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin. Seems that Ukrainian resistance broke the unity in rows of propagandists. 3/3 #UW_InfoWatch #AgainstRussianLies
18th May 2023
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to May 19, 2023:
KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine
Captain (at least) Дасаев Наиль (Dasaev Nail) was killed in Ukraine. Born 1983, the photo is from 2015, so his rank could be higher. https://vk.com/wall11533158_5330
Aleksandar Djokic (Александар Джокич)
18th May 2023
In the newly occupied territories, Russia has already started the first phase of the demographics changing project – deportations. Again those who are publicly opposed are forced to leave, or tortured, killed in worse cases.
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Putin signs decree greenlighting deportation of Ukrainians who refuse to renounce their citizenship…
President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order ruling that Ukrainian citizens living in Russian-occupied territories and holders o
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Russia is already facing a crisis of their age gaps in their demographics. Their growth rate was -0.39% in 2020, with life expectancy dropping to an avg of 71yrs. In the next few decades Russia’s population is in serious trouble.
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Igor Sushko
@igorsushko
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May 15
Percentage of Russians who died in the war in Ukraine, out of the total Russian deaths in 2022, by age. 37% of 21 year old Russians who died in 2022, died in Ukraine.
Who Watches the Watchers? 