June 20th, 2023. Ukraine … war fatigue removes the hardships of war imposed by Russian Federation upon the Ukrainian people; their country. We need to keep informed. Daily tweets, videos and quotations.

Vera Putina claimed to be Vladimir Putin’s real mother

The Economisthttps://www.economist.com › obituary › 2023/06/08

8 Jun 2023 — Vera Putina claimed to be Vladimir Putin’s real mother. The resident of dirt-poor Metekhi, in Georgia, died on May 31st, aged 97. Vera Putina …”

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

20th June 2023

Great meeting in Berlin with ⁦

@n_roettgen

⁩ member of the German Bundestag and one of the key parliamentarians who advocated ending German appeasement of Russia. Vladimir Kara-Murza and I used to meet regularly with him. Now Evgenia has had to take Vladimir’s place

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Free Syria Media Hub Retweeted

Ministry of Defence 

@DefenceHQ

20th June 2023

African leaders visiting the Kremlin have called for the return of Ukrainian children to their families. Ukrainian authorities fear the number detained across Russia could now be as high as 19000. The world is united, they must be returned. #StandWithUkraine

African leaders visiting the Kremlin have called for the return of Ukrainian children to their families.

Ukrainian authorities fear the number detained across Russia could now be as high as 19000.

The world is united, they must be returned.
#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/NWh70KvTRx

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 20, 2023

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Euromaidan Press

@EuromaidanPress

20th June 2023

Amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is defying Russian MoD orders for his mercenaries to sign official state contracts and says he awaits the ministry’s reply to a “contract” of his own making,

@DefenceHQ

says

euromaidanpress.com Prigozhin escalates conflict with Russia’s Ministry of Defense – UK intelligence Amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is defying the Russian Ministry of Defense’s orders for his mercenaries to sign official state contracts and says he awaits the… ============

Ulrich Speck

@ulrichspeck

20th June 2023

Wagner boss Prigozhin has no real power — “It would take the slightest sign from the president for the Wagner boss to disappear.”

carnegieendowment.org Is There a Future in Politics for Russia’s Wagner Boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin? In the current political system, Prigozhin can only be against the elite so long as he is for Putin. It would take the slightest sign from the
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The Kyiv Independent

@KyivIndependent

20th November 2023

A series of investigations published on June 20 by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) reveals how two oligarchs from Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, Boris and Arkady Rotenberg, avoid international sanctions.

kyivindependent.com

OCCRP investigation reveals how Russian oligarchs avoid sanctions

A series of investigations published on June 20 by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) reveals how two oligarchs

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Meduza in English

@meduza_en

20th June 2023

Estonia’s parliament has voted to legalize same-sex marriages, making it the first former Soviet country to do so. One lawmaker said the measure shows Estonia is “definitively doing away with the Soviet space of values and culture.”

meduza.io Estonia becomes first former Soviet country to legalize same-sex marriage — Meduza Estonia’s parliament has passed a law legalizing same-sex marriages, becoming the first former Soviet country to do so. The law, which received support from 55 of the parliament’s 101 deputies (34… ============

Meduza in English

@meduza_en

20th June 2023

The gross revenue reported by Russian companies in 2022 came to an unprecedented 1.3 quadrillion rubles, almost doubling the prior year’s results. But shrinking real profits, supply chain inefficiencies, and inflation complicate the story.

meduza.io Russia’s tax authority reports record gross revenue made by Russian businesses in 2022, even as… According to Russia’s Federal Tax Service, the gross revenue made by Russian businesses in 2022 exceeded a quadrillion rubles, setting a

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Novaya Gazeta Europe

@novayagazeta_en

20th June 2023

All convicts with a military contract will be exempted from serving their sentence, i.e., pardoned.

novayagazeta.eu Russian State Duma adopts law allowing convicts to sign up for contracted military service — Novaya… Russia’s State Duma has adopted a law that allows prison convicts to sign military service contracts during mobilisation, martial law, and the
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Novaya Gazeta Europe

@novayagazeta_en

20th June 2023

“According to our data, the Ukrainian military leadership is planning on executing strikes against the Russian territory, including Crimea, using HIMARS and Storm Shadow missiles,” Shoigu said at a Defence Ministry meeting.

novayagazeta.eu Russia’s Defence Minister Shoigu says Ukraine prepares to hit Russia, Crimea with HIMARS, Storm… Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s Defence Minister, has stated that Ukraine’s military is preparing to execute strikes against Russia proper and
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The Cradle

@TheCradleMedia

20th June 2023

Qatar ready to ink new 27-year gas deal with China

thecradle.co Qatar ready to ink new 27-year gas deal with China The deal comes as China seeks to reduce its reliance on natural gas imports from its ‘frenemy,’ the United States

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

#Ukrainian journalists turned on the sound of air raid sirens during a speech by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry #Muratov in Bonn. Muratov is editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.

#Ukrainian journalists turned on the sound of air raid sirens during a speech by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry #Muratov in Bonn.

Muratov is editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. pic.twitter.com/DkKE0j6Rnk

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 20, 2023

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Babel.ua: Ukraine at war

@UaBabel

20th June 2023

The European Commission proposes to allocate €50 billion in financial assistance to Ukraine in the form of grants and loans. The support is calculated for the next four years.

babel.ua The President of the European Commission informed about a four-year financial assistance plan for… The European Commission proposes to allocate €50 billion in financial assistance to Ukraine in the form of grants and loans. The support is

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Babel.ua: Ukraine at war

@UaBabel

20th June 2023

The French authorities considered the possibility of Ukraine joining #NATO. Previously, #France, the USA and Germany were wary of such an idea, but now Paris wants to increase the pressure on Russia.

babel.ua Le Monde: France plans to support Ukraineʼs accession to NATO France intends to support Ukraine on its way to NATO in order to increase pressure on Russia

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Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted

Ukrainian Institute London

@Ukr_Institute

Jun 13

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Defense of Ukraine Retweeted

Oleksii Reznikov

@oleksiireznikov

20th June 2023

Great news from Copenhagen:

@folketinget

approved another package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 2.95 billion euros for 2023 -2028. Thank you to my dear friends

@mfMorten

@troelslundp

and the Danish people. Every growl of Leopard and salvo of CAESAR is a salute in your… Show more

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Ukrainska Pravda in English

@pravda_eng

20th June 2023

Russians attack Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs, causing destruction

pravda.com.ua

Russians attack Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs, causing destruction

Russian occupation forces launched a large-scale airstrike on the city of Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs on the night of 19-20 June, damaging utilities and private property. There were no casualties.

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UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

20th June 2023

 The discourse of #Russian textbooks increasingly resembles the worst examples of #Soviet propaganda. New generations of #Russians will be forced to comply with the official doctrine of the state through education.  Find out more in our analysis:

https://ukraineworld.org/articles/analysis/propaganda-textbooks

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UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

20th June 2023

“We were captured by Russia. Then the hardest fight began.” These are words of Maksym Kushnir released from Russian captivity. In spite of international law, Ukrainian POWs face torture and ill-trearment in Russian captivity.

nytimes.com They Were Captured by the Russians. Then the Hardest Fight Began. Ukrainian captives released in prisoner exchanges say that beatings were common, and that they suffered from woefully inadequate health care and food.

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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

@OCCRP

20th June 2023

NEW: Leaked emails reveal how the Rotenberg brothers, two of the most prominent Russian oligarchs, dodged Western sanctions for years. This is the #RotenbergFiles 

occrp.org

Leaked Emails Reveal How Putin’s Friends Dodged Sanctions With Help of Western Enablers – OCCRP

Boris and Arkady Rotenberg were two of the most prominent Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned after the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of

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