Posted by 21st September 2023
European Council President Charles Michel called on China to help end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, during United Nations Security Council meeting on the crisis
21st September 2023
India suspends visas for Canadians as assassination row escalates. If it’s true that the Indian government assassinated a political enemy on Canadian soil, this will have disastrous long term ramifications for the Indian economy and diplomacy
21st September 2023
BREAKING: Ivan Kovgan, the deputy commander of the Russian “peacekeeping contingent” in Karabakh was among the 8 Russian soldiers killed by the Azerbaijani Army yesterday. Kovgan was also the deputy commander of the submarine forces of the Russian Northern Fleet.
20th September 2023
Replying to
European Council President Charles Michel to ask China at the UN Security Council to push Russia towards ‘just peace’ in Ukraine. LIVE updates: http://aje.io/0t8f9l
21st September 2023
More delays, no explanations. Ukrainians are dying every day. Every excuse has been refuted, leaving the unspoken one that the Biden admin still wants ties with Putin instead of a quicker Ukrainian victory.
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Phillips P. OBrien
@PhillipsPOBrien
20th September 2023
It looks like the ATACMS decision is still on hold. The US administration still seems indecisive. For all the talk about supporting of Ukraine we have: ATACMS–nothing definite, stories of them not happening F-16s–not there, probably not working til 2024 Abrams–not there yet
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21st September 2023
Ukrainian state energy company Ukrenergo says today’s attack was the first attack on energy infrastructure in 6 months. Some parts of Kyiv are without water. Looks like it’s the season again…
21st September 2023
Bellingcat editor
shares our guide to looking after your mental health as open-source researchers around the globe dive into the unfolding events in the Karabakh region. #Artsakh
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Maxim Edwards
@MaximEdwards
21st September 2023
There’s not much footage from Karabakh’s villages yet but we may see some gruesome scenes in coming days. But Azerbaijani channels are still sharing horrific photos from 2020. A few tips about how to engage with this material (do only if you have to): https://bellingcat.com/resources/2022
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21st September 2023
Whenever Ukraine and Poland have fought each other, Russia has always won.
21st September 2023
Let’s call a spade a spade: The Russian Orthodox Church has always been an instrument of the Kremlin and the main location is in the Lubyanka building.
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NEXTA
@nexta_tv
20th September 2023
The FBI suspected an employee of the Russian Orthodox Church of recruiting agents for Russian intelligence services in the United States The US Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected Dmitry Petrovsky, an employee of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department of External Church… Show more
20th September 2023
Latest news from the Hungarian border: the pressure of illegal migration is mounting due to the failed policies of Brussels. Hungary has blocked over 125,000 illegal border-crossing attempts just this year. We will protect our borders, but we need a change in #Brussels if we want… Show more
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“Viktor Orbán is far more pragmatic and he’s far more supportive of his own populace and their own sovereignty and self-determination. We don’t have many leaders like Orbán in Europe. We seem to have become subsumed into this sort of EU Supranational superstate.”
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The stakes are high in the upcoming European elections. We need a change in #Brussels! We need a leadership that wants peace. We need a leadership that’s finally able to stop migration. We need a leadership that puts the interests of European people first!
20th September 2023
We say we care about women in #Iran but we’re killing Iran women with Sanctions – Unilateral Sanctions cause inflation, food insecurity + hinder provision of basic goods + infrastructure. #UN estimates 40,000 die in Iran each year from effects of Sanctions on Air quality alone…
Committee to Protect Journalists
@pressfreedom20th September 2023
After Galina Timchenko, head of independent #Russia news website
, found out that her phone was infected by #PegasusSpyware while she was in Germany in early 2023, she spoke with CPJ about her reaction to the revelation. https://cpj.org/2023/09/invest
https://twitter.com/i/status/1704526078411182512
21st September 2023
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that Poland will no longer send weapons to Ukraine. Instead, the country will work on arming itself.
21st September 2023
Ukraine fighting to feed the world, Russia to starve it — the backdrop of an important week in military history.
https://open.substack.com/pub/phillipspo
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21st September 2023
Russia’s Defense Ministry said one of its vehicles came under fire while returning from an observation post on Wednesday.
Russia always denies it, but they started WW2 together with Germany. On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Red Army invaded Poland, splitting the country in half with Germany as previously agreed between the two. This video shows the joint German-Soviet victory parade on Sep. 22nd
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21st September 2023
“Nationalism is on the march ahead of the Polish and Slovak elections.” How a backlash against immigration, LGBTQ rights, abortion, and support for Ukraine is unfolding across Europe http://aje.io/hqf05h
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What makes a fascist? -Rejecting democracy for a strongman -Stoking rage against cultural elites -Nationalism based on “superior” race -Glorifying strength and warriors -Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump.
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21st September 2023
Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev have discussed in a telephone conversation the steps that should be taken to stabilize the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Kremlin press service reported after the leaders’ conversation: https://vk.cc/cr3tyD
21st September 2023
Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh announce ceasefire. Vladimir Putin to visit China for Belt and Road Forum. Ukrainian president visits US amid tensions with allies. These stories topped newspaper headlines across Russia: https://vk.cc/cr3prc
21st September 2023
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s peace plan has no chance of succeeding, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said, according to the Swiss Telegraphic Agency: https://vk.cc/cr3kOC
If you live in the USA, and your grandparents were from Italy or Ireland, odds are they were part of a massive immigration wave that utterly dwarfed the current influx of would-be immigrants. NY’s politicians are flat-out wrong.
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Gothamist
@Gothamist
Sep 19
An influx of more than 100,000 migrants into New York City isn’t unprecedented. Ellis Island processed 100,000 immigrants in just a single month in April 1907. Between 1996 and 2001, an average of 111,828 immigrants settled in New York per year. https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada
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21st September 2023
Ukrainian forces executed a coordinated drone and missile attack on Russia’s military Saky airfield in occupied Crimea, damaging the military equipment and inflicting casualties, according to security sources.
Media: Ukraine attacks Russian air base in Saky, occupied Crimea, damages equipment
21st September 2023
#Slovakia agreed to lift the ban on grain from #Ukraine, reports Reuters.
21st September 2023
‘Ukraine is a crime scene, and the perpetrator is sitting in this very room.’ European Council President Charles Michel asked China to help end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, during United Nations Security Council meeting on the crisis
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21st September 2023
In this snippet from our Q3 Advisory Board Call,
explains the relationship between China and Russia. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/uCTqngM9qvQIn Or, bookmark it to watch later!
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21st September 2023
With investment falling and savings remaining stubbornly high, China’s current-account surpluses are likely to grow even larger. This could well trigger yet more protectionism policies in the West, notes Daniel Gros.
China and the European Union should continue to maintain an ‘open attitude’ and ‘reject protectionism,’ Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, according to state media
reuters.com China, EU should maintain open attitude, reject protectionism, Chinese foreign minister says: state… China and the European Union (EU) should continue to maintain an “open attitude” and “reject protectionism”, Chinese state media said on Monday, citing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Ukrainian Community in Ireland reposted
National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park
21st September 2023
On the eve of
we would like to share Strokestown Park’s Artist in Residence, Olena Kovaleyvych, incredible journey from war-torn Ukraine. Discover her art, story & the lengths that were gone through to protect heritage and museums. https://youtube.com/watch?v=QkTHDdQlzqI
Poland introducing restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain does not constitute a trade war, Polish government spokesperson Piotr Muller said
english.nv.ua No trade war with Ukraine, Poland says Poland introducing restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain does not constitute a trade war, Polish government spokesperson Piotr Muller
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21st September 2023
Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, received the 2023 Clinton Global Citizen Award from Hillary and Bill Clinton during her visit to New York.
english.nv.ua Ukrainian First Lady receives prestigious award from Bill & Hillary Clinton Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, received the 2023 Clinton Global Citizen Award from Hillary and Bill Clinton during her visit to New York,
“This is clearly a genocide.” Zelenskyy told the UN this week that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine. His accusation is supported by the vast amounts of openly genocidal rhetoric coming out of Moscow from Kremlin propagandists and Putin himself
atlanticcouncil.org Zelenskyy tells United Nations: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN this week that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine. Efforts to legally prove genocidal intent will
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BREAKING: Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says that Belgium is now looking into whether the country’s F-16 fighter jets could be sent to Ukraine after all. Previously, the Belgians argued that their planes were too old to be sent.
Who Watches the Watchers? 