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Pysanka is a symbol of hope, carrying stories. The tradition started thousands of years ago, lasting through pagan rituals, Christianity, and other chapters. Today, this craft is still a cherished Easter tradition, reminding of those chapters in history and creating new ones🧵

Appeal to all self-respecting journalists PLEASE REPORT THIS.DO NOT SPREAD KREMLIN PROPAGANDA:Contrary to Russian claims of a so-called Easter ceasefire, Commander-in-Chief Syrsky reports that on the front line as of 06:00 there have been 59 cases of Russian shelling and 5 attacks by Russian units.

… it's hard to think of any world leader in recent history that has done more killing of Christians and destruction of Christian churches than indicted war criminal putin

🇺🇦❗️🇺🇸 If this was a mistake rather than a deliberate political statement, there should be an apology [Fox News] and an investigation into who made the mistake, — MFA spokesperson Tykhyi

Jacksonville, Florida! No Kings! #ProtestTrump

“Ceasefire”, putin style: “you cease, I fire”

President Putin announced an Easter truce in Ukraine on Saturday, in a move that was met with scepticism in Kyiv as attacks continued

In his Easter message, President Zelenskyy raises an existential question that many Ukrainians have had for years: “how can we not lose faith after everything we're going through?” After all the suffering and devastation. The answer is hope — something strong inside you that keeps you from giving up

Zelensky: Today. Our at home. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

RAF fighters scrambled twice to intercept Russian planes last week

In what way specifically is Italy a “great ally” of the US while the rest of Europe is not?

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck !

🕊️ "Sooner or later, life will triumph": Zelenskyy's Easter greetings to Ukrainians

An hour after the Russian dictator announced that 6pm "Easter truce" was scheduled to take effect, Russians haven't stopped bombing Kherson.

Russia's daily strikes on peaceful Ukrainian cities are pure terror. These strikes have no military objectives whatsoever. Killing children on a playground is a war crime and terrorism on the part of Russia; it cannot be seen in any other way. Putin is an international criminal and a terrorist⤵️

When a bunch of intellectually primitive and historically ignorant propagandists have to gather to convince each other that Ukrainians are the same as them; that Ukrainians don't exist as a nation, and have to be erased for not agreeing with that, you know they know their war is based on denial.

On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we are launching a $1,500,000 fundraiser for demining in the Kherson, Kyiv, and Kharkiv regions. Let's clear Ukraine from russian mines — #StepByStep: u24.gov.ua/step-by-step...

Some Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion received an urgent email saying their provisional legal status in the United States would terminate in seven days, frightening immigrants and advocates across the country. It was an error.

⚡️Trump admin mistakenly informs Ukrainian refugees they must leave US immediately, CBS reports. Earlier this week, several Ukrainians who entered the U.S. after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 received emails saying that their legal status would be terminated, CBS News reported on April 4.

Video showed that before 15 aid workers were killed by Israeli forces, they had their emergency signal lights on, contradicting Israel’s claims.

NEW: Russian forces are reportedly continuing to shell Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid ongoing negotiations over details of the ceasefire agreement on energy infrastructure strikes... ⬇️ (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar040125

3/ Russia has so far refused to make any concessions and rejected the US-Ukrainian 30-day general ceasefire when Trump called Putin on March 18. isw.pub/UkrWar040125

If Trump truly wants to broker a peace agreement, at some point he must be prepared to impose a real price on Putin for saying no, Dennis Ross argues.

Fear and frustration swirl as a convicted rapist is placed in a rural California community. Residents are pushing back.

As the U.S. chooses an increasingly hostile posture toward Europe, the U.K. and France have been gearing up to lead the continent's defense without Washington.

“Justice must be ensured so that evil does not multiply.” During the summit in Bucha, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that over 183,000 crimes related to russia's aggression have been recorded, including the brutal ones — executions, rapes, and torture. #RussiaIsATerroristState

These photos capture the first moments of a freed Bucha. 📷 Dmytro Larin, Ukrainska Pravda

The occupation lasted 33 days – Feb 27 to Mar 31, 2022. In that time, 561 civilians were killed, including 12 children.

Bigfoot has been seen more since January 20, 2025 than Melania Trump…

When it comes to political satire, "Saturday Night Live" has had no end of possible material lately, and for its spring opener, the recent Signal group chat involving Trump administration officials and The Atlantic's editor-in-chief was almost unavoidable.

Goldberg: "Hegseth is promising that US warplanes are taking off in 30 minutes to bomb enemy targets that we know are protected by anti-aircraft batteries. If that's not the most sensitive information, the most secret info in the world, I simply don't know what the meaning of 'classified' is."

It’s time for the EU to solve its Orbán problem | Opinion https://www.ft.com/content/136b7b18-f75a-435e-9887-c57ab6c4a766

Headline should read “Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia despite U.S. telling them not to….” Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur discusses how the Trump administration conducts foreign policy as Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is embroiled in several controversies amid ceasefire negotiations.

"Vance, who never left the base, and has never before visited Greenland, was quite sure how Greenlanders should live. He made a political appeal to Greenlanders, none of whom was present, or anywhere near him."

It’s a sign of how peaceful the U.S.-Canadian border has been that most Americans know very little about how it came to be. But this doesn’t mean its current location was inevitable or without controversy, Nick Danforth writes.

Russian forces are reportedly poised to intensify offensive operations in several areas of the frontline in Spring and Summer 2025 in hopes of influencing ongoing ceasefire and peace negotiations. 🧵 (1/5) isw.pub/UkrWar032925

As judges take a closer look at how DOGE is operating, and what authority it exercises across the federal bureaucracy, among the many questions they’re asking is whether DOGE is actually a government agency itself. The answer to that question could have major ramifications: cnn.it/42oreXt

⚡️Russia should not be trusted, continues genocide, Ukrainian official says. Russia cannot be trusted and must be held accountable for its war crimes and ongoing genocide, Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said in a wide-ranging interview with The Sun, published on March 29.

Warnings of language as a weapon of manipulation, obfuscation and oppression run through George Orwell’s work. It is a reason you could be excused for hearing real-life echoes of scenes from “1984” emanating from Washington, Matthew Purdy writes.

‼️ General Staff: Once again cynically violating the norms of international humanitarian law, Russian terrorists struck a military hospital in Kharkiv. War crimes have no statute of limitations. The relevant evidence will be transferred to the bodies of international criminal justice.

A battle is brewing as former military personnel — venerated in the US and often disabled — lose their jobs and even healthcare in Elon Musk’s war on government spending

The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funded organization’s president and installing in his place an agent of tech Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service.

Emanuel: Ever since the US showed weakness toward Putin in Ukraine… Within a week or two, China launched an unprecedented naval exercise against our ally Australia... They made unprecedented moves against Japan, against Vietnam, in the Philippine area, and on Taiwan’s straits. They see weakness

The Russian leader aims to achieve his own ambitions by playing on President Trump’s obsession with being seen as a master dealmaker

🙏🇺🇦 Zelensky: Russia attacked Ukraine with 170+ drones. This massive attack targeted the Dnipro, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions. Russia mocks the world’s peace efforts – dragging out the war and committing these acts of terror because it still doesn’t feel real pressure.