August 2nd, 2023. Melting pot of Africa and “Up Putin, Down Democracy”. Niger and the supply of uranium that fires 1/3rd of French electricity via nuclear means there are worries now on two fronts, the cut off of supplies of fossil fuels/gas from Russia but uranium is now added to the list and Niger is in the driving seat. Recommend video John Mearsheimer for balance. Today’s tweets, videos and quotes.

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Glenn Diesen

@Glenn_Diesen

1st August 2023

John Mearsheimer talks about how it has become much more difficult to present dissenting opinions in the media. The marketplace of ideas has closed down in this war.

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

Note Date

My friend Vladimir Kara-Murza is the bravest man on the planet. After having his politically motivated 25 year jail sentence confirmed, he shouts to his supporters “Friends, everything will be OK.”

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Steve Rosenberg

@BBCSteveR

Jul 31

“Friends, everything will be OK.” Vladimir Kara-Murza’s reaction after a Moscow court upheld his 25-year prison sentence. Our report for @BBCNews from inside the courtroom. Camera/edit @AntonChicherov Producer @LizaShuvalova

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

UK government imposes Magnitsky sanctions on six individuals involved in the politically motivated 25 year sentence of dual British national Vladimir Kara-Murza after appeal is rejected – http://GOV.UK

gov.uk UK sanctions key figures involved in deplorable sentencing of dual British national Vladimir… New sanctions target six figures involved in the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is facing 25 years in a penal colony after the rejection of his

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Garry Kasparov Retweeted

John Bolton

@AmbJohnBolton

2nd August 2023

The Federal indictment against Donald Trump unsealed this afternoon is stunning and persuasive, but there should be no celebrating.  This is a dark day for our country:  an elected president, while in office, is alleged to have violated his sworn constitutional obligations.  But… Show more

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Vladimir Kara-Murza Retweeted

Evgenia Kara-Murza

@ekaramurza

Replying to

@BBCSteveR

@BBCNews

and 2 others

Thank you so much for following and reporting on

@vkaramurza

case! Publicity is our only weapon to keep alive our loved ones imprisoned by the Russian government for their anti-war position and their public rejection of everything this bloody regime represents.

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Vladimir Kara-Murza Retweeted

Steve Rosenberg

@BBCSteveR

“Friends, everything will be OK.” Vladimir Kara-Murza’s reaction after a Moscow court upheld his 25-year prison sentence. Our report for

@BBCNews

from inside the courtroom. Camera/edit

@AntonChicherov

Producer

@LizaShuvalova

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Michael Weiss

@michaeldweiss

2nd August 2023

Just realized that one of the charges filed against Trump, conspiracy to defraud the United States, was also filed against Yevgeny Prigozhin. Two failed putschists who tried to illicitly undermine an American presidential election.

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Business Ukraine mag Retweeted

toomas ilves, ex-verif

@IlvesToomas

2nd August 2023

Exclusive: New insights point to Hungary’s collaboration with Moscow on transfer of Ukrainian POWs

kyivindependent.com

Exclusive: New insights point to Hungary’s collaboration with Moscow on transfer of Ukrainian POWs

In early June, a bizarre and mysterious joint operation was carried out between two of Ukraine’s neighbors, one to the east and one to the

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The Kyiv Independent

@KyivIndependent

2nd August 2023

Replying to

@KyivIndependent

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on July 29 that the Wagner Group mercenaries could infiltrate Poland from Belarus, calling the Wagner Group’s redeployment “a step towards a further hybrid attack on Polish territory.”

kyivindependent.com White House: Wagner Group poses no direct threat to NATO The Wagner Group fighters pose no direct threat to NATO members, and those Wagner contractors who remain in Ukraine have no significant influence on the hostili

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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

2nd August 2023

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said he was merely “joking” when he suggested that the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) mercenaries were eager to invade Poland.

english.nv.ua Lukashenko backtracks threatening Poland with a Wagner incursion Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said he was merely

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

2nd August 2023

Sorry for not posting this yesterday, but (excuses). But on the plus side – while training about the dangers of fighting in #Ukraine, 5 large groups of Russian soldiers were hit by pinpoint Ukrainian HIMARS missiles. Please support the video if you can. https://youtube.com/watch?v=3glRR-D0yiw

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

2nd August 2023

#Romania‘s president Klaus Iohannis said “Russia’s continued attacks against the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure on the river Danube, in the proximity of Romania… are war crimes & affect #Ukraine‘s capacity to transfer their food products towards those in need in the world.”

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The Kyiv Independent

@KyivIndependent

2nd August 2023

Replying to

@KyivIndependent

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on July 29 that the Wagner Group mercenaries could infiltrate Poland from Belarus, calling the Wagner Group’s redeployment “a step towards a further hybrid attack on Polish territory.”

kyivindependent.com White House: Wagner Group poses no direct threat to NATO The Wagner Group fighters pose no direct threat to NATO members, and those Wagner contractors who remain in Ukraine have no significant influence on the hostili

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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

2nd August 2023

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said he was merely “joking” when he suggested that the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) mercenaries were eager to invade Poland.

english.nv.ua Lukashenko backtracks threatening Poland with a Wagner incursion Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said he was merely

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

2nd August 2023

Sorry for not posting this yesterday, but (excuses). But on the plus side – while training about the dangers of fighting in #Ukraine, 5 large groups of Russian soldiers were hit by pinpoint Ukrainian HIMARS missiles. Please support the video if you can. https://youtube.com/watch?v=3glRR-D0yiw

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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

2nd August 2023

#Romania‘s president Klaus Iohannis said “Russia’s continued attacks against the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure on the river Danube, in the proximity of Romania… are war crimes & affect #Ukraine‘s capacity to transfer their food products towards those in need in the world.”

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Coffee House

@SpecCoffeeHouse

‘Putin will be well satisfied with the coup in Niger. The country is the world’s seventh biggest producer of uranium, which is essential for the nuclear industry, and a quarter of its production is exported to Europe.’  Gavin Mortimer

spectator.co.uk Is France’s loss Russia’s gain in Niger?  France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Niger following the coup d’état in the west African country. Will Russia capitalise?

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

1st August 2023

The Defense Ministry said over 200 combat exercises are planned as part of the Ocean Shield-2023 drills.

themoscowtimes.com Russia Announces Start of Baltic Sea Naval Drills Russia announced Wednesday that it had begun naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, amid rising tensions with its European neighbors over the

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

1st August 2023

The former journalist did not attend the hearing either in person or by video link for unexplained reasons.

themoscowtimes.com

Russian Journalist Safronov Loses Final Appeal of 22-Year Treason Sentence

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld journalist Ivan Safronov’s 22-year prison sentence for treason, a group of his supporters said Wednesday.

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

1st August 2023

Russia has been pounding the port city of Odesa and the surrounding region since withdrawing from a grain deal that allowed Ukraine to continue exports via the Black Sea.

themoscowtimes.com

Russia Strikes Kyiv and Grain Export Route on Danube

Russian drones on Wednesday damaged infrastructure at a Ukrainian port on the Danube, as Moscow targeted strikes against facilities vital

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

2nd August 2023

Air temperatures soared 3-4 degrees Celsius above average in some places.

themoscowtimes.com

Russia’s Polar Regions See Record High Temperatures in July

Russia’s far northwestern regions witnessed a surge in warm weather in July, with air temperatures soaring 3-4 degrees Celsius above average, according to Tatyana Pozdnyakova, the chief meteorologist…

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Novaya Gazeta Europe

@novayagazeta_en

2nd August 2023

Explore what happened overnight with Novaya-Europe’s roundup. 1/5

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Meduza in English

@meduza_en

2nd August 2023

Companies owned by billionaire oligarchs Oleg Deripaska, Leonid Mikhelson, Sergey Gordeev, and Mikhail Gutseriev are involved in providing financial incentives to Russia’s contract soldiers in the Ukraine war. Here’s how the scheme works.

meduza.io A simple and elegant scheme Billionaires Deripaska, Mikhelson, and Gutseriev all provide financial… A number of industrial companies owned by Russian billionaire oligarchs Oleg Deripaska, Leonid Mikhelson, Sergey Gordeev, and Mikhail Gutseriev are involved in a scheme for providing finan

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Defense of Ukraine

@DefenceU

2nd August 2023

It was his first day at work after finishing his internship. Dmytro Bily, an otolaryngologist, was killed on Tuesday when russian terrorists shelled the city hospital in Kherson. Since Kherson’s liberation, there hasn’t been a single day without a strike on the city.

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Defense of Ukraine

@DefenceU

2nd August 2023

Onward to Victory!

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kyivindependent.com

Exclusive: New insights point to Hungary’s collaboration with Moscow on transfer of Ukrainian POWs

In early June, a bizarre and mysterious joint operation was carried out between two of Ukraine’s neighbors, one to the east and one to the
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GB News

@GBNEWS

2nd August 2023

‘The fact that Donald Trump could become president from a prison cell is so ironic.’

@TiceRichard

reacts to the Former US President Donald Trump being charged in a bid to overturn the 2020 election.  GB News on YouTube https://bit.ly/3vAYaw0

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Jackson Hinkle 

@jacksonhinklle

2nd August 2023

BREAKING: The EU is ready support a military operation against Niger if requested by the the Western puppet governments in ECOWAS 

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Regency Reporters

@Regency_NG

2nd August 2023

NLC Nationwide Protest Update: Ikeja, Lagos Follow

@Regency_NG

For LIVE Situation Report #Protest APC NLC President/Fashola/Congratulations Peter/PEPT/May August/ECOMOG/Helicopter Strike || NLC President || SAN LIVY || Justice Tsammani || Niger || ECOWAS || Obidents || The NLC

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Punch Newspapers

@MobilePunch

·2nd August 2023

Niger: Russia, Burkina Faso, Mali oppose ECOWAS military intervention

punchng.com Niger: Russia, Burkina Faso, Mali oppose ECOWAS military intervention Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum will be considered a “declaration of war against their two countries”.

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The Spectator

@spectator

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‘Putin will be well satisfied with the coup in Niger. The country is the world’s seventh biggest producer of uranium, which is essential for the nuclear industry, and a quarter of its production is exported to Europe.’  Gavin Mortimer

spectator.co.uk Is France’s loss Russia’s gain in Niger?  France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Niger following the coup d’état in the west African country. Will Russia capitalise? ===========

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@ricwe123

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Niger has banned uranium export to France, impacting French nuclear power plants. With over 50% of uranium sourced from Niger, this decision has significant implications for the whole EU, which receives 24% of its uranium imports from the country. Putin winks back from Africa..

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Eng. Nyasikera

@Arap_Nyasikera

The wave of #coup installed military leaders across the Sahara in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Guinea could herald a new world order with a hidden hand in Russia President Putin. Uranium powers nuclear reactors. Gold backs major currencies. TRAORE

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