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Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson: "I think the key must be to support Ukraine. Peace must be on Ukraine's terms. Peace must be achieved from a position of strength, not by appeasing Russia. If talks lead to that, then talks are a good thing.

Russian operatives set fire to a Romanian arms factory a month ago states Romanian intelligence services. informat.ro/en/current-a...

🇭🇺🇨🇿🇸🇰🇺🇦 Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia do not want to take on financial obligations under a new loan to Ukraine, — Welt They demand to be exempted from participating in the financial provision of a new 🇪🇺EU loan. They insist on significant financing of their own countries from EU budget.

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Khmara says Starlink connectivity has been restored at speeds exceeding 400 km/h.

Russia's losses are over 200 billion rubles a month due to the closure of the Black Sea shipping due to Ukrainian drone attacks. The key ports of Novorossiysk, Taman and Tuapse have either fired their staff or sent it on long term leave due to this.

It seems necessary to remind everyone that just two days ago, the Russians killed teacher Inna Maryukhina and her one-year-old daughter Angelina in the village of Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region. Is this what "humanism" now means to Witkoff?

Having no warning about incoming ballistics is an issue deeply personal to every Kharkiv citizen. Because of our proximity to the border, and Western weapon use restrictions that were in place, we have lived through years of sudden Russian ballistic strikes.

🇺🇦‼️ Zelensky: Since the US President announced an energy truce a week ago, Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times. Last night alone, there were strikes on substations in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions.

Ukrainian ballet dancers deserve work and an honest stage. Ballet Classique Solenne is touring Germany with no public history, led by a director tied to Russian Royal Classical Ballet and Moscow State Ballet’s network. We ask venues and ticket sellers for transparency. Repost and sign:

🇺🇸🇺🇦👍 22 US Congressmen Call on Trump to Enforce Graham's "Hellish Sanctions" Against Russia In their letter, they demand: ♦️Fully enforce mandatory sanctions against Russian officials, oligarchs, banks, state-owned enterprises, and foreign entities that help Russia circumvent existing restrictions;

Finland is urging the EU to STOP issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens until Moscow ends its war against Ukraine. “It is not right that Russians can travel to Europe to enjoy freedoms here while their country bombs the homes of Ukrainians,” Finnish FM said. www.kyivpost.com/post/86901

The 5 stages of western condemnation 1. We condemned this. 2. We strongly condemn this. 3. We condemned this strongly, it is unacceptable & there will be a measured response. 4. We call on this to be strongly condemned & there will be consequences. 5. It is important not to escalate.

1/ Why are Russia's air defences repeatedly found wanting during Ukrainian drone attacks? Russian warbloggers put the blame on hidebound military commanders, risk aversion, and a system where personal enrichment comes before effectiveness. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/slav...

The Yandex datacenter in Vladimir received drone sanctions, and is currently being migrated to the cloud. According to the Yandex status board, all Yandex services are completely unavailable in Russia. Maybe targeting our datacenters was a bad idea. Enjoy your digital detox.📵

Wake up, Austria! Arresting journalists... Reminds me of their brown past.

Seven tankers made 14 trips from South Korea to Russia's Far East in July and August, carrying more than 176,000 metric tons of fuel, most of it diesel, the Guardian found.

The 7 stages of Western "concern" 1 This is concerning 2 This is increasingly concerning 3 We are now deeply concerned 4 We are now gravely concerned 5 There will be consequences 6 We demand answers 7 It is important not to escalate the situation

1/ Trip nr 64, car nr 76 and 77. Things are happening in the east. Tactical: 2 PVS-14, 9 diesel heaters, 6 Starlinks, 4 generators, 1 drone, 6 ecoflows, 7 red dot sights, 3 laptops, 7 drone detectors, 2 GoPro camera, 10 solar panels, 1 chainsaw, 18 000 anti-drone ammo, car tires and much more

russia losing helis left and right Mi-2 well parked

"In the closed world of Russian politics, what clues can we find to what comes next?" Our report from Moscow on Vladimir Putin's appearance at a foreign policy forum.

1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️

If Russia attacks Sweden, the Swedish Air Force will strike targets deep inside enemy territory rather than limit itself to defense - Colonel Carl Bergqvist, Commandant of the Swedish Air Warfare Centre "An attack must come at a high cost," Bergqvist said.

🇺🇦❗️Sybiha: Russia is preparing to stage dozens of videos in occupied Oleshky, forcing local residents to say on camera that they are happy, well-fed, and grateful to occupiers. Russian cynicism knows no limits. First, they occupy a town, cut off civilians' escape routes, and block humanitarian aid.

Dead bodies lie on the streets of Kyiv once again, and a market is on fire after another russian terrorist attack. Russia isn't shy to kill Ukrainians in broad daylight, during busy evenings, or burn us in our beds at night. They are openly terrorizing us every single day now.

🇫🇷🤔 French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Now, if Trump brings Putin to the G20, it seems to me that the first question we have to ask is: why are you bringing him there? Is something going to be on the table? If there is nothing on the table, there is no point in him coming.

🇫🇮🇸🇪✈️ Finnish and Swedish fighter jets conducted their first joint operational mission to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland on September 24. The mission involved Finnish F/A-18 Hornet and Swedish JAS 39 Gripen.

Trump gave final approval to transfer Patriot missile-production licenses to Ukraine during his latest meeting with Zelensky, the Ukrainian president said.

Russian democracy! 🤣

1/ Russians are signing up to go to war in Ukraine to earn money, because their friends are doing so too, to pay off debts, to leave money for their children, or simply out of boredom and hopelessness, according to leaked audio recordings of interviews at military recruitment centres. ⬇️

Donald: "can you please stop striking Russian diesel refineries?" Zelensky: "Sorry, but you don't have any cards"

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⛽️ In St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, the gasoline situation is getting worse and worse. In St. Petersburg, gasoline availability has dropped from 69% to 21%, and in the region, from 62% to 31%. This is indirect confirmation that the Kirishi Oil Refinery was hit very hard on August 30th.

Russia lured foreign nationals with promises of civilian jobs, seized their passports and sent them to the front in Ukraine, Amnesty says, calling it human trafficking. At least 27,000 people from 130+ countries have been recruited since 2022, FIDH estimates. www.kyivpost.com/post/84272

ChatGPT, why is there a shortage of Patriot anti-ballistic missiles?

Instead of a thousand words. A mom is carrying her baby through the destruction in #Kyiv after they spent the night in the shelter, trying to stay safe during a massive Russian attack on the city. 📹: Yan Dobronosov/Telegraf

Oh, look. Hundreds of men in matching, all-covering black outfits and face veils completely blocking public spaces in Dover. I thought these guys were supposed to be against the burqa? If you're going to protest, at least try not to dress exactly like the culture you're terrified of. 💀

There's no limit to Russian cruelty. Despicable.

Brilliant!

Norwegian authorities have seized Russian state owned expedition ship PROFESSOR MOLCHANOV 8010348 on requests from Ukrainian company Naftogaz. Seizure comes after a court verdict where damages after Crimean occupation of 2014 have been awarded. h/t @larswilderang.cornucopia.se

⚡️ BREAKING: Turkish airlines began canceling flights to Russia following President Zelenskyy's warning that Russian airspace is becoming unsafe due to Ukrainian drone activity. The warning reportedly triggered 77 flight delays or cancellations across three major Moscow airports within 24 hours.

Good job! 👏

"Russians who crave revenge for invented causes and revel in propaganda are complicit in all the killings, violence, and war crimes committed by our worthless, blood-soaked state." A Russian woman explains why Russia’s imperial ambitions are destroying the country from within.