28th July, 2023. Friday and people are fatigued of war. Some tweets, videos and quotations. Yemen and oil adrift is finally being retrieved so hopefully more into the market place thereby reducing the commodity prices and avoiding a massive ecological disaster. Russia Federation, the invader of Ukraine must be held accountable for the contribution of society to ecocide…Siberia to Arctic video is worth watching

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Jamestown Foundation

@JamestownTweets

28th July, 2023

“A full blockade of #Ukraine’s Black Sea ports enables Moscow to move into #Kyiv’s market niches globally, thus cutting off Ukraine from a significant source of its national revenue and maximizing #Russia‘s” Vladimir Socor for

@EDMJamestown

jamestown.org Ukrainian Trade Blockade: Foretaste of Russian Hegemony in the Black Sea (Part Two) *Read Part One. Russia has turned much of the Black Sea into another theater of protracted conflict, adding a sizeable maritime dimension to the land dimension. This conflict at sea reproduces some… ============

Ashley Townshend

@ashleytownshend

28th July 2023

Excellent news. This can’t happen soon enough. Australia needs to be part of manufacturing and stockpiling missile systems like LRASM, JASSEM-ER, SM6, HIMARS, and Tomahawks. Pending US export control and tech transfer reforms will help us get there.

smh.com.au ‘Hugely significant’: Australia to manufacture and export missiles to US Australia is set to begin manufacturing missiles within two years under an ambitious plan that will see the country supply guided weapons to
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max seddon

@maxseddon

28th July 2023

Kim Jong-Un appears to have decked out his residence with giant photos of Putin everywhere for Shoigu’s visit

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Al Jazeera English

@AJEnglish

28th July 2023

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has showed off his country’s banned ballistic missiles to visiting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. Shoigu is in North Korea for celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice 

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War Monitor

@WarMonitors

28th July 2023

Few pictures from the north Korean military parade last night Yes, thats Russian defence minister Shoigu standing next to Kim.

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

28th July 2023

The Kremlin, concerned about making unpopular decisions that could hurt Putin’s approval rating, eventually agreed to raise the upper draft age limit.

themoscowtimes.com Russian Military Convinced Putin to Expand Draft Age Range — Reports The Kremlin was purportedly against amendments recently passed in the Russian parliament that, once signed into law, would expand the pool of eligible army recruits by raising the upper age limit for… ==============

The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

28th July 2023

“What happened in Niger is nothing more than the struggle of the people of Niger against colonizers, who tried to impose their own rules of life,” the message said.

themoscowtimes.com

Apparent Wagner Chief Comments Defend Niger Coup

A Russian organization affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group shared a message apparently from its boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who said the events in Niger were part of the nation’s fight against…

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

28th July 2023

The denial is a “blow” to U.S. hopes of including Cherkasov in a potential prisoner exchange for Americans deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, WSJ reported.

themoscowtimes.com

Brazil Denies Extradition Requests From U.S., Moscow for Accused Russian Spy

A court in Brazil has denied requests by the United States and Russia to extradite an accused Russian spy posing as a Brazilian citizen, the country’s justice ministry said Thursday.

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Russian Embassy, UK

@RussianEmbassy

28th July 2023

President #Putin: With right agricultural technologies & organisation of production, #Africa can in the long term ensure its own #foodsecurity and become an exporter of food. #Russia is ready to share expertise in agroproduction & assist in introducing most advanced technologies.

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

29th July 2023

BREAKING: Chairman and ranking member of the US Helsinki Commission call on the US government to sanction 3 Swiss officials who facilitated the decision to return millions connected to the murder of Sergei Magnitsky to sanctioned Russian individuals

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

28th July 2023

Russia blows up Ukrainian grain and shuts down shipping in the Black Sea and then makes promises to supply grain. Pure mafia.

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FRANCE 24 English

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Jul 27

Replying to @France24_en@DumayCarolineand@dougf24

 At the Russia-Africa summit, Vladimir Putin named six countries to receive grains from Russia to replace Ukrainian exports: Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic and Eritrea Hear more from the Russian president

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

27th July 2023

Russia “on the same page” as Zimbabwe, what a triumph! Two crocodiles in one photo. United in repression and wallowing in old glories they tarnish simply by existing. Many African leaders declined this “honor” this year.

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

28th July 2023

Despite Putin’s best efforts to bribe #Africa with supposed free grain & get them to forget about #Ukraine#Egypt‘s president urged Putin to renew the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said it was “essential” the deal be revived

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                                                          summit in St
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bbc.co.uk Russia urged to renew Ukraine grain deal at Africa summit Egypt’s leader says it is “essential” the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain be revived.

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Glasnost Gone

28th July 2023

@GlasnostGone

Two old, fading, corrupt dictators – reduced to hiding from a light drizzle (or in Putin’s case – hiding from assassination snipers). Lukashenko can barely walk & Putin looks like a he’s off to make an advert for Stannah Stairlifts.

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

28th July 2023

And in Kyiv, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has announced, #Qatar will give #Ukraine $100 million in humanitarian aid – for health, education and demining.

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Aimen Jamil

@jamil_aimen

28th July 2023

 Qatari PM in Ukraine #Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who also serves as foreign minister, arrived in #Ukraine on Friday, the ministry said. He will discuss “important issues” with Ukraine’s PM Denys Shmyhal and FM Dmytro Kuleba 1/n

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Novaya Gazeta Europe

@novayagazeta_en

28th July 2023

Read more about the Taganrog missile attack here:

novayagazeta.eu

Missile explodes in Russia’s Taganrog, at least 15 injured. Russian Defence Ministry accuses Kyiv…

A powerful explosion has gone off in downtown Taganrog, southwest Russia. According Vasily Golubev, governor of the Rostov region where the city is located, preliminary reports suggest that the…

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The Kyiv Independent

@KyivIndependent

28th July 2023

The head of the Belarusian Red Cross, Dzmitryi Shautsou, admitted the organization’s involvement in the forced deportation of children from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine to Belarus.

kyivindependent.com Belarus Weekly: Minsk, Moscow abduct Ukrainian children The head of the Belarusian Red Cross admits the branch helps Russia abduct children from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. He says the organization has, is, and will continue to be actively involv…

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BBC News Africa

@BBCAfrica

28th July 2023

Wagner mercenary boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has welcomed the military coup in Niger, according to an unverified audio clip. The unverified voice message appeared on a Telegram channel associated with the group, saying the takeover was long overdue. https://bbc.in/3Qk0f9U

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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

@Tsihanouskaya

28th July 2023

I don’t want my country to become a lawless haven for criminals recruited from Russian prisons to commit war crimes in . Lukashenka, Prigozhin & their henchmen must be brought to justice at the int’l tribunal. It’s the only way to achieve lasting peace & security for Europe.

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Steve Rosenberg

@BBCSteveR

·28th July 2023

How is climate change affecting our planet? This is what we witnessed in Siberia in 2020. Camera/edit

@mattgodtv

Producer

@BBCWillVernon

@BBCNews

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UN Development

@UNDP

27th July 2023

Pumping well underway from the #FSOSafer to the “Yemen” -formerly “Nautica”- with 223,000 barrels of oil safely removed. Operation to #StopRedSeaSpill and avert disaster is gathering pace.

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Malachy Browne

@malachybrowne

28th July 2023

A damning

@HRW

report of Wagner activities in Mali, including executions of villagers. By

@nickturse

theintercept.com Wagner Group Disappeared and Executed Civilians in Mali The Russia-linked mercenaries worked with Mali’s longtime U.S.-backed military to kill and loot with impunity, according to Human

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Malachy Browne

@malachybrowne

28th July 2023

The lead reporter on these and other stories from Ukraine,

@YousurAlhlou

was also nominated for a News Emmy as emerging journalist. Yousur and

@MashaFroliak

worked tirelessly in Ukraine and, along with the team, found the truth of what happened in Bucha.

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News & Documentary Emmys

@newsemmys

27th July 2023

Congratulations! For the full list of the 44th Annual #NewsEmmys Awards nominees, please visit our website at https://theemmys.tv/news/. Be sure to tune in on @TheEmmys app or at http://watch.theemmys.tv on September 27th & 28th!

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Malachy Browne

@malachybrowne

28th July 2023

Our colleague

@meganspecia

and Oleksandr Chubko recently went to Bucha to talk to residents. A memorial had been unveiled with the names of 501 people killed during Russia’s occupation. But the list is incomplete, as bodies continue to be identified.

June in Bucha, the Kyiv
                      suburb that became synonymous with countless
                      Russian atrocities in the earliest days of the
                      invasion of Ukraine.

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Bucha Gets a Remake, but Pain Lingers Behind the Facade (Gift Article)

More than a year after Ukrainian forces wrested back Bucha from Russian troops, the town is physically transformed. But so much

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The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.

John F. Kennedy

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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children

Chief Seattle

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We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

Aldo Leopold

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Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.

Kurt Vonnegut


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