July 26th, 2023. War Fatigue prevails. Summer holidays and lecturers are less likely to inform us as to what is happening in Ukraine. Tweets, videos and quotations. Recommend Douglas Macgregor for his fiery take on what is happening now. Then there is Bill Browder. If you want a view from Australian academic link for Professor Dibb may be of interest

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

The Russian delegation’s meeting with defense officials in Pyongyang would “contribute to strengthening cooperation between our ministries of defense,” Shoigu said.

themoscowtimes.com

Russia Defense Minister Says N.Korea ‘An Important Partner’ During Visit

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday hailed his country’s partnership with North Korea during a meeting with his

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

26th July 2023

Exiled in Beverly Hills, a Putin foe fights to keep a $200-million prize. Crazy and disturbing story. Russia is like to Hotel California, “you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.”

latimes.com A Russian exile won $200 million from a Putin crony. He could lose it all in U.S. courts Businessman and politician Ashot Yegiazaryan fled Moscow in 2010. His long legal battle to retain a nearly $200-million settlement reached
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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

25th July 2023

I’m shocked to learn that

@SobolLubov

a top ally of Alexei Navalny (and Magnitsky prize winner) was poisoned in Berlin. This is the second anti Putin activist who has reported being poisoned there. Natalia Arno was the first.

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Соболь Любовь

@SobolLubov

Jul 24

Привет всем! Скучали?) Я — очень! Процесс восстановления после того отравления в Берлине занял несколько недель. Но теперь я в норме) Рассказывать подробности по-прежнему не могу из-за подписки о неразглашении тайны следствия. Спасибо всем, кто поддерживал, помогал и переживал.… Show more

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

Jul 24

“The goal of Western policy should be to provide Ukraine with the military means they need to win.. For all the aid we’ve given Ukraine, we are the true beneficiaries in the relationship, and they the true benefactors.” Indeed.

nytimes.com Opinion | What I Learned in Ukraine Memo from a nation of closed skies, air-raid apps and bustling urban life.

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Eliot Higgins

@EliotHiggins

26th July 2023

Very pleased to see Bellingcat’s work cited repeatedly in this report.

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Dr. Dan Lomas

@Sandbagger_01

26th July 2023

NEW: Foreign Affairs Committee report on #Wagner Group in #Africa. Seventh Report – Guns for gold: the Wagner Network exposed https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41073/documents/200048/default/

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

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Jul 23

#Lukashenka‘s son accompanied his father in #Moscow.

#Lukashenka's son accompanied his father in #Moscow. pic.twitter.com/IXvnydEVFT

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 23, 2023

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Bryan Hemming

@bryan_hemming

25th July 2023

Since the start of the Ukraine conflict, Poland has had an eye on Galicia in West Ukraine, It’s other eye has been the Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, home to the Russian fleet. Europe should be very wary indeed.

reuters.com Russian spy chief says U.S., Poland plotting division of Ukraine Russia’s foreign spy chief accused the United States and Poland on Thursday of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, a claim
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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

26th July 2023

A Russian soldier who killed two people in an automobile accident was deemed to no longer pose a threat to society since he was fighting in Ukraine.

themoscowtimes.com

Russian Supreme Court Exempts Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine from Criminal Prosecution

Russian soldiers may now be able to avoid criminal prosecution if they serve on the frontline in Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday, citing a recent ruling by Russia’s Supreme…

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Dmitry Medvedev

@MedvedevRussiaE

Jul 24

So is it X now? Great! Where there is X, there is V and Z!

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Glasnost Gone Retweeted

MFA of Ukraine 

@MFA_Ukraine

26th July 2023

Discover the consequences of #Russia‘s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the impact of the #GrainDeal itself on #Ukrainian export and the stabilization of the global food market. Full text:

https://cutt.ly/4waRNwFN

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

26th July 2023

Note quite how Lewis Carrol envisioned it, but Russia’s bungling defense minister Sergei Shoigu did his best at the Mad Hatters tea party in #NorthKorea. Shoigu played the part of the sleepy Dormouse, but Alice refused to attend, saying I wont “take part in Russia’s fantasies.”

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Maria Avdeeva

@maria_avdv

25th July 2023

A dance studio in Kharkiv is giving free lessons to children who have fled from the horrors of occupation and shelling. The strength and resilience of these kids, finding solace and joy through dance, is truly inspiring. Would love to see them performing on stage.

A dance studio in Kharkiv is giving free lessons to children who have fled from the horrors of occupation and shelling. The strength and resilience of these kids, finding solace and joy through dance, is truly inspiring. Would love to see them performing on stage. pic.twitter.com/M5Cmtmh4PP

— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) July 25, 2023

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zerohedge

@zerohedge

26th July 2023

In “Victory” For Moscow, Russia Defies Sanctions By Selling Oil Above Western Price Cap

zerohedge.com In “Victory” For Moscow, Russia Defies Sanctions By Selling Oil Above Western Price Cap “This was an evolutionary process, and now we just see its results. Russian oil companies…put quite a lot of effort into staying in business

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MintPress News

@MintPressNews

26th July 2023

Despite US sanctions and attempts to isolate the Russian Federation 49 African countries out of 54 have confirmed that they will be participating in the Russia-Africa summit, expected to be held in Saint Petersburg between July 27th – 28th.

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MFA Russia 

@mfa_russia

Jul 24

 Russia’s President Vladimir #Putin:  Notwithstanding the sanctions, Russia will continue its energetic efforts to provide supplies of grain, food products, fertilizers, and other goods to Africa.

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Bloomberg

@business

26th July 2023

Money from Russia and China is helping North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ignore sanctions and keep building his nuclear arsenal

bloomberg.com North Korea’s Depleted Coffers Are Filling Up Again Thanks to Russia An economic rebound means the regime can weather sanctions and continue its nuclear build-up.

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Ukrainska Pravda in English

@pravda_eng

26th July 2023

 Russian Defence Minister meets North Korean counterpart, wants to strengthen cooperation

pravda.com.ua Russian Defence Minister meets North Korean counterpart, wants to strengthen cooperation Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced plans to develop military cooperation between Russia and North Korea after th

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Ukrainska Pravda in English

@pravda_eng

26th July 2023

 Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats, administrative staff reduced by 60

pravda.com.ua

Moldova expels almost 60 Russian diplomats

The Moldovan government has announced that the number of accredited diplomats and technical and administrative staff of the Russian Embassy in Chișinău would be reduced from 84 to 25.

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

Jul 25

My take on Prigozhin/Putin and how things have changed in the last month in Russia after the failed rebellion for

@intelligence2

. Worth a listen if you’ve been wondering what’s going on.

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Intelligence Squared

@intelligence2

Jul 25

“Russia is like a prison yard and in order to survive you need to be an absolutely brutal person..” @Billbrowder talks Prighozin, power and the possibility of a post Putin Russia in our new series: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/10-a-post-putin-russia/id1694483363?i=1000622184191

https://twitter.com/i/status/168375983009428

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FRANCE 24 English

@France24_en

26th July 2023

 Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed legislation increasing the maximum age limit for compulsory military service to 30, over a year into the #Kremlin‘s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.

🇷🇺 Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed legislation increasing the maximum age limit for compulsory military service to 30, over a year into the #Kremlin's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/WobUOgrzGG

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) July 26, 2023

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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

26th July 2023

The majority of African nations’ leaders have chosen not to attend the upcoming Russia-Africa summit, with 38 out of 55 countries opting not to send their heads of state.

english.nv.ua Two-thirds of African leaders refuse to attend Putin’s summit The majority of African nations’ leaders have chosen not to attend the upcoming Russia-Africa summit, with 38 out of 55 countries opting no

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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

26th July 2023

The Russian Navy has placed additional naval mines on the approaches to Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea.

english.nv.ua Russia deploys naval mines on approaches to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports – UK The Russian Navy has placed additional naval mines on the approaches to Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, UK Ambassador to the
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Visegrád 24

@visegrad24

26th July 2023

Duda vs Wagner. Who do you think would win?

Duda vs Wagner.

Who do you think would win?

🇵🇱🇧🇾 pic.twitter.com/rVxWr9NBwv

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 26, 2023

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Euromaidan Press

@EuromaidanPress

26th July 2023

Nobel Peace laureates from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus unite to get Ukraine more weapons Aleksandr Cherkasov of

@memorial

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@avalaina

of

@ccl_ua

, and Kanstantsin Staradubets of

@viasna96

are in Washington DC and say Ukraine deserves to win https://npr.org/2023/07/25/1190066389/nobel-laureates-from-russia-belarus-and-ukraine-unite-to-get-ukraine-more-weapon

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Military Industrial Complex

Ukraine becomes Germany post WW2 with Russian Federation the invader and aggressor having to pay for it in the form of the Marshall Plan II.

In the US after the Great Depression, they invested heavily in infrastructure to create a lot of employment. In Germany after the war there was the Marshall plan for roads, rail, housing, energy, water and so on. That created massive employment after the devastation of the war and helped them to rebuild the country.

Raila Odinga

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We are close to a time when all of humankind will envision a global agenda that encompasses a kind of Global Marshall Plan to address the causes of poverty and suffering and environmental destruction all over the earth.

Al Gore

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Truman is now seen as a near-great president because he put in place the containment doctrine boosted by the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and NATO, which historians now see as having been at the center of American success in the cold war.

Robert Dallek

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